FATHER (Strikethrough)

Gabriel Christian and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in FATHER (Strikethrough) at The Chapel, Fort Mason, curated by Embark Gallery and Christopher Squire for the San Francisco International Art Festival. June 2017

Gabriel Christian and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in FATHER (Strikethrough) at The Chapel, Fort Mason, curated by Embark Gallery and Christopher Squire for the San Francisco International Art Festival. June 2017

FATHER (Stirkethrough) asks how can violence – in the form of death – be transmuted, transformed into something greater? Brown and black people worldwide share a common bond: the violence of white supremacy, which ultimately binds us together. Our oppressors may wear different masks and uniforms, but they continue to serve the same function: the propagation of fear. Our performance resists from South Asia and the Middle East to the East Coast and Southern states of the United States of America.

Video Documentation by Minoosh Zomorodinia.

FATHER asks how can violence – in the form of death – be transmuted, transformed into something greater? Brown and black people worldwide share a common bond: the violence of white supremacy, which ultimately binds us together. Our oppressors may wear different masks and uniforms, but they continue to serve the same function: the propagation of fear. Our performance resists from South Asia and the Middle East to the East Coast and Southern states of the United States of America.