on view: may 13 - june 11, 2023
opening reception: saturday, may 13, 5:30-8pm
A Través de Nuestros Ojos
orlando hunter - Ricarrdo valentine
A Través de Nuestros Ojos is a two-person exhibition by Ricarrdo Valentine and Orlando Hunter.
Valentine and Hunter have been retracing afro-diasporic connections and heritage in the United States and Mexico through photography, video, and movement development over the past decade. This exhibition is an authentic photographic narrative of the in/visible African heritage of Afro-Mexican kinfolk in Coyolillo, Veracruz.
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DIRECTIONS:
Take 2, 3, or 4 trains to Franklin Avenue. Walk two blocks against the traffic on Franklin. Walk ¾ block to 558 St. Johns Place. FiveMyles is within easy walking distance from the Brooklyn Museum.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
FiveMyles is in part supported by the New York State Council for the Arts, Public Funds from the New York City Dept. of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, Council Member Laurie Cumbo, The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation, the Joseph Robert Foundation, and the William Talbott Hillman Foundation.