What do you make?
I create spaces that uplift and shine upon artists; moments of joy out of butter and sugar, and comfort from scraps of fabric. I stack words into manifestos and meanderings; I turn seeds into beauty and sustenance, and conjure love through motherhood.
What is the future?
The future is agrarian.
Where were you born?
Detroit, MI
Where are you based?
Omaha, NE
Where do you belong?
37.7749° N, 122.4194° W… circa June 1967
Fantasy League Roundtable:
Zora Neale Hurston, Lucille Clifton, Simone Leigh, Frida Kahlo, Kara Walker, Rosie Lee Tompkins, Edna Lewis and adrienne maree brown
What do you make?
Ceramics, digital art, painting, people, and laughter.
What is the future?
A better place for you and me.
Where were you born?
New York City, NY
Where are you based?
DMV
Where do you belong?
Luquillo
Fantasy League Roundtable:
Nancy Morejon, Nicolas Guillen, Suzanne Cesaire, Cardi B, Meg thee Stallion
What do you make?
plays, poems, puns, portals, patterns, plosives
What is the future?
unknown and exciting
Where were you born?
Philadelphia, PA
Where are you based?
Chicago, IL
Where do you belong?
Joshua Tree at dusk
Fantasy League Roundtable:
Noname, Toni Cade Bambara, Audre Lorde, and Marita Bonner
What do you make?
I make numbers tell a story.
What is the future?
A world where everyone belongs and is fully seen and accepted.
Where were you born?
Bethlehem, PA
Where are you based?
Zebulon, NC
Where do you belong?
Wherever my family is
Fantasy League Roundtable:
Maya Angelou, Michelle Obama, Rosa Parks, Toni Morrison
What do you make?
I make words dance. I make homes. I make spaces for queer and trans 2nd gen migrants to contemplate their contemporary experiences of our ancestral cultures.
What is the future?
a better version of the past
Where were you born?
The U.S, but for all intents and purposes — Haiti.
Where are you based?Brooklyn, NY
Where do you belong?
I belong in the water and other liminal spaces. I belong on the dance floor. I belong where care and tenderness are eager to receive me. I belong wherever there is opportunity to create for & with my community.
Fantasy League Roundtable:
Eloghosa Osunde, Yagazie Emezi, Ehime Ora, Solaries Capehart, Zella Vanie
What do you make?
Explorations of whatever media I have on hand and feel like experimenting with.
What is the future?
Maybe we’ll find out.
Where were you born?
Chicago, IL
Where are you based?
Chicago, IL
Where do you belong?
Wherever I can sleep soundly.
Fantasy League Roundtable:
Floyd Norman, Nnedi Okorafor, Edmonia Lewis, Fredrick D. Kakinami Cloyd
What do you make?
I make moments out of memories!
What is the future?
Community
Where were you born? Spanish Town, Jamaica
Where are you based?
Chicago, IL
Where do you belong?
In the hills and by the water
Fantasy League Roundtable:
Kerry James Marshall, Sir Steve McQueen, Beyoncé, and Louise Bennett-Coverley
What do you make?
Styling those numbers and peaceful moments.
What is the future?
Unfolding everyday
Where were you born?
New Orleans
Where are you based?
Atlanta
Where do you belong?
Hmmmmm figuring that out
Fantasy League Roundtable:
Helina Metaferia, Rutina Wesley, Maryse Condé,
Mia Young aka Mia X
What do you make?
echoes.
What is the future?
faith.
Where were you born?
Seattle, WA
Where are you based?
Brooklyn, NY
Where do you belong?
in the threshold.
Fantasy League Roundtable:
all of the folks on this page. <3
What do you make?
paper, ink, plans for future projects, and a small human (below)
What is the future?
a promise, a hope
Where were you born?
Philadelphia, PA
Where are you based?
Chicago, IL
Where do you belong?
nowhere
Fantasy League Roundtable:
children + elders
What do you make?
I seek to make opportunities for artists to share their visions and voices, and to create expansive experiences connecting people with art.
What is the future?
The future will be what we make, collectively and individually.
Where were you born?
New York City, NY
Where are you based?
Louisville, KY
Where do you belong?
In spaces of curiosity, complexity, and compassion
Fantasy League Roundtable:
Octavia Butler, Louise Bourgeois, Toni Morrison, Carrie Mae Weems, Michael Ondaatje
Hasan Elahi is an artist whose work examines issues of surveillance, citizenship, migration, transport, and the challenges of borders and frontiers. His work has been presented in numerous exhibitions at venues such as SITE Santa Fe, Centre Georges Pompidou, the Sundance Film Festival, the Gwangju Biennale, and the Venice Biennale.