Black Essence Documentary

Black Essence

BLACK   ESSENCE ( for Cyrstal)

 Deep

She digs

Into the the darkness of

Uncertainties

The unspoken-ness of

Mysteries

Circulating in dark

Whispering winters and

 blossoming organic summers

bursting eagerly thru

the ripening fullness of spring, and

the dancing leaves of fall

in the silence

she digs……deep……deeper

into the un-nurtured

bottomless pits of anguish

and pulls out the essence….

drip by

daring drip of

ink

 color

oiled- fingerprints

stamping firmly

the essence of

……..who we were

Before we became

…….who we are

Wakening,

Yawning

Blinking

At one another

In full acknowledgement

Of our curvaceous lips and tongues... dominating chins

That rise from proudly anchored neck bones

 Defined shoulders, triceps, biceps and breasts engorged

With the sweet milk and honeydew of life

Steadily replenishing itself without nobody telling it to do so

So natural

So real

So eternal

It can’t be bottled

Because it is…LOVE

“You know….the blackness of our essence”

Chiseled deep in blue-black fluorescence

The past

And the present

DNA in Ocean water “elegance”

wrapped in seaweeds of lessons

for us to remember to tell the babies

tell them children that we are……. from the shores of Ghana

the Ivory Coast, Cape town and Ethiopia, Nigeria and Sierre Leone

from dynasties of Egyptian Kings and Queens

who tried to keep sacred forever ancestral dreams, yet

the stories from in-side the pyramid walls

cannot be erased yall...

no one can rid us

of our connection to the root of it all

dig…..deep

deep…..dig

no…    tiny….   figs

BLACK  ESSENCE

Is

The tallest tree

 in the garden

It is the root of the fruit

And the saliva on the tongue

It is the chromosome that cannot be cloned

If you don’t got it

You don’t got it

Black

Deep

Dig

Deep

Essence

©gha’il Rhodes Benjamin, 2014

In celebration of Crystal Hanton’s

BLACK ESSENCE EXHIBIT

                 

Crystal Hanton Chosen to Exhibit Her Art in a Solo Show: BLACK ESSENCE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NEW YORK CITY, NY – November 4, 2014/ –Artist Crystal Hanton is the cream of the crop. Born and raised in Harlem her first NYC exhibit, an abstract series “BLACK ESSENCE” was chosen for a solo art exhibition at AKWA UNISEX GROOMING, 923 Fulton Street, between Clinton Avenue and Waverly Avenue in Brooklyn, NY. The OPENING PARTY will be on Sunday, November 9, 2014 from 6:00 pm- 9:30 pm. Ms. Hanton exudes talent, creativity; confidence and a strong elaborate understanding of the world she lives in. In difference mediums such as inks, acrylic, and oil, she allows you to see the world through her own eyes. This young artist is very aware of life’s major intersections, tragedies, disappointments, and love stories. She shares with us her worries and her secret, her confidence and a keen knowledge of past, present and future in BLACK ESSENCE. The exhibit will be up from November 1, 2014 - December 1, 2014.

For further information about Crystal Hanton work including dates and times for exhibition showing, please visit her website at www.crystalhanton.com or email crystalhanton@gmail.com.

The exhibition is organized by Curator Rahkeem.

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Contact Information:

Crystal Hanton

Email Address: crystalhanton@gmail.com

Website: www.crystalhanton.com

General Information:

AKWA GROOMING
923 FULTON ST. BROOKLYN, NY 11238
akwagroomingbk@gmail.com

Tel: 718-942-7597

www.akwagrooming.com

Hours:

Monday: 11am-7pm

Tuesday to Sat: 9am-10pm

Sunday: 11am-7pm

Crystal Hanton Exhibition

Crystal Hanton

Crystal when she was younger.

Little Me

Always trying to be slick!

Crystal was in the process of doing Natasha hair, while trying to be slick by video taping her. But of Natasha could not be fooled. Crystal could not help but to laugh while trying to play cool but Natasha ain't no fool.LOL

PEEPSHOW

(2008-present), Super 8, length variable

Synopsis: A collection of short sex shows on Super 8 film.

These films use the eye of the camera as the hole through which viewers experience an intimate show. Each show must somehow relate to the sexual but does not require nudity.

Each participant designs his or her own peepshow. Every show is shot on one roll of Super 8 color film.

Over 30 peepshows have been filmed. Please contact me if you are interested in being part of the project. 

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