Expanding on their short film AS TOLD TO G/D THYSELF, Lauri collaborated with the Ummah Chroma collective (Bradford Young, Terence Nance, Jenn Nkiru, Kamasi Washington, Marc Thomas) to design and build a year-long exhibition at Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam, in partnership with International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR).

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“The installation is a ritual space-making exercise that extends the film’s meditations on raising free Black children,” says Ummah Chroma. “It draws on diverse cultural traditions and invites spiritual practice, teaching, and reclamation.”

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The space serves as a site for personal and collective rituals, encouraging exploration of spirituality, metaphysical transcendence, and self-expression. Over the course of the exhibition, local and international artists contributed performances, writings, and ceremonies, continuously evolving the installation.

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