Golden Apple of the Sun animates the quotidian elements of Cole’s kitchen countertop in unposed meditations of color and form captured during a perilous 5-week period. This tapestry of image and text exposes the power of everyday objects to reflect the prismatic spaces we hold during our brief and precious life.  In this conversation, Teju Cole discusses, among other things:Still life images as biographyDisappointing expectationsPostponing reaction#nofilterDead bird syndromeIncorporating accidentsPositioning and modifications imposed by ethnocentricityTranslucence and opacityBeing difficultListening foremost to one’s selfGoing your own way Referenced in the episode Phillis Wheatley’s Poetry “A new literary timeline of African American history” - Eve L. Ewing 1773 New York Times, 1619 project  “A Photograph Never Stands Alone” - New York Times“A Subtlety” - Kara Walker“In Flagrante Two” - Chris Killip “Black Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments” - Saidiya Hartman“A Black Gaze: Artists Changing How We See” - Tina L. CamptShadows in Nature, Life & Art - William VaughanThe Practicing Refusal Collective - The Sojourner ProjectDigital Silver Imaging  Teju Cole Website | InstagramEngage with J.Sybylla Smith https://www.jsybyllasmith.com Instagram @jsybylla and Facebook @j.sybylla.smithIf you like this show, remember to leave us a rating or review. It really helps.

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