In this inaugural body of work poignantly titled “A Letter From the South”, we see no conclusions to the darkness, no neat pathway leading us towards progress. Instead, we witness the tying together of a centuries-long narrative, rooted in the ongoing struggles of today. It is a reconciliation with the past, the recognition of the present, and a defiant act of taking ownership of the future.

In the school of the post-black arts movement , Horace Imhotep’s work makes a commentary on racial matters and the black experience juxtaposed with the mythology of race. The minstrel trinkets, novelty mugs and shameful heirlooms that are hidden away in attics across our nation only amount to that of a cover-up, thereby presenting more of a cosmetic hope for a post-racial society. One could say that these images are a litany of sad psalms sung stoically, but for the artist they illustrate a journey towards personal resolve.