This video by Gretchen Hasse is narrated by Mariame Kaba. “No Selves to Defend” is an exhibition co-curated by Rachel Caidor and Mariame Kaba. It ran from July 18 to September 30, 2014 at Art In These Times.
This is art created by Bianca Diaz. It’s an interpretation of what a young enslaved woman named Celia could have looked like in 1855 when she was hanged for murdering her master after years of sexual violence.
Juanita Thomas by Caitlin Seidler (2014) - No Selves to Defend
New Jersey 4 by Lex Non Scripta - No Selves to Defend Project
Bernadette Powell by Billy Dee (2014) - No Selves to Defend Project
Cece McDonald by Micah Bazant (2014) - No Selves to Defend Project
Lena Baker by Bianca Diaz (2014) - No Selves to Defend Project
Rosa Lee Ingram by Billy Dee (2014) - No Selves to Defend Project
Dessie Woods by Rachel Galindo - No Selves to Defend Project
Marissa Alexander by Molly Crabapple (2014) - No Selves to Defend Project
Yvonne Wanrow by Ariel Springfield (2014) - No Selves to Defend Project
Cassandra Peten by Molly Crabapple (2014) - No Selves to Defend Project
Inez Garcia by Bianca Diaz (2014) - No Selves to Defend Project
Joan Little by Micah Bazant (2014) - No Selves to Defend Project