Limerence
An installation and short film representing the feelings of anxiety. The installation consists of over 200 blue artificial butterflies hung from the ceiling in a structure with a vantage point. Out of the same point emerges a shadow represented by black tulle. This installation was accompanied by a self-portrait, poem, and performance recorded and turned into a short film. This short film was featured at 2022's Afrikana Film Festival in Richmond, VA.

The Self Portrait

The Process

There's something about this connection
this divine equal selection
this karmic intervention
my opposite representation
I can say that I have never felt a thing quite like this,
but...I worry that my lust is creating a fake bliss
because I think about you...every single day
and it's not just about, but literally every single day
I have prayed for you to leave my mind
and I can visualize me fighting you... but still every single time
I get a break from life
I wonder if I'm right
but you make me feel bright
and the thought of you is a delight
Full is what you make me
and I'm still not sure
because I second guess you
and I don't know if this is true
because... I remember every time I had a fake little boo
It lasted for a while but then along came a new
man that stole my heart
and made me crush
and from that day
I was always in a rush
just wishing that I could have the man that's in my site
and like a little girl I'd dream about them every night
and
.......
Is it me with the problem?
Have my desires become demonic?
because some will make you feel that way
and some things will make you feel that way
and when you've gotten a taste of what you've always dreamed of
your heart will open up and send you a blessing from above
and god forbid that fear gets inside
because you see...
that's usually what happens with me