Elaine

2019
PERFORMANCE, VIDEO 
Duration 4:29

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A turbulent labor dispute in Elaine, Arkansas in 1919 led to hundreds of killings in the heart of the Deep South. An unmarked mass grave in which many were buried lies in a field outside of town near a rusted water tower. In this video, the artist makes a journey across a budding cotton field to arrive at the subtle burial mound and then, back again. The artist ventures into a hostile space to grapple with the unmarked symbols of systemic oppression.

ARTIST
Jefferson Pinder

VIDEO EDITOR
Matthew Ryan

VIDEOGRAPHER
Jeremy Marcelino Sublewski