MR. BALDWIN 

DATE 2022





Bending and Breaking Time.


DESIGN
ART DIRECTION 
This project seeks to offer insights into both the contemporary and historical Black experience. Utilizing a collage that explores the convergence and disruption of time, the project delves into the literary works of James Baldwin, who is the focal point. Incorporating imagery from significant protests like The March on Washington and The Memphis Sanitation Strike, as well as recent demonstrations aligned with the Black Lives Matter Movement, the poster pays homage to Civil Rights leaders dedicated to serving their communities.





“The precise role of the artist, then, is to illuminate that darkness, blaze roads through that vast forest, so that we will not, in all our doing, lose sight of its purpose, which is, after all, to make the world a more human dwelling place. 


JAMES BALDWIN, THE CREATIVE PROCESS







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