A still image from pierre bennu's work "breathe"

pierre bennu’s artist statement

We are celebrating Black innovation, Black art, and Black creativity with our friend pierre bennu. He turns love into art and art into medicine and we are relishing in his genius. As we enter Black Futures Month, we are uplifting pierre’s work as a beautiful depiction of the kind of world that WE want to see: brimming with light, community, and a celebration of Black love and healing.

We’ll be releasing his newest works weekly throughout Black Futures Month. We hope you follow and tangibly support his work. Let’s celebrate our visionary artists NOW.

This video is part 1 of 6 in the series, Pierre Bennu

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