Borealis Sabatini Sloan Aisha
Borealis Sabatini Sloan Aisha An intimate study of Alaskan glaciers, memory, loneliness, and Black embodiment in wild spaces.In Borealis, Aisha Sabatini Sloan documents a solitary summer spent…
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Borealis Sabatini Sloan Aisha
An intimate study of Alaskan glaciers, memory, loneliness, and Black embodiment in wild spaces.In Borealis, Aisha Sabatini Sloan documents a solitary summer spent writing in Homer, Alaska. As she wanders, she sifts through ideas about identity, boredom, and nostalgia, setting her own process in dialogue with with a host of muses, including Lorna Simpson, Jean Toomer, Fred Moten, Anne Carson, arctic explorer Matthew Henson, and her own incarcerated nephew, who sends her essays from solitary confinement. Memories of past stays with then-girlfriends accompany her as she revisits local shops and walks along beaches, observing glaciers while listening to Bjork.
The first title commissioned for the Spatial Species series, Moving freely through the landscape of her mind, she writes in vivid bursts that mirror the bright collages of her own artistic practice.