leah a

a gardener of one lawn, with many plants

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dancing for Elie, directed by Carlotta Guerro

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Tuning into the notion of

stilling,

rounding

softening, expanse, and spaciousness,

enables us to connect deeper to our emotionality,

to have a full-present experience of them, 

complexities,

and nuance.

When we soften, and we feel, we become more aware,

more perceptive, a

nd more discernment of our c e e r r e

n n t

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the sound orchestra, and flowing in the apex dress - Sssone 

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now breathe in

as exhale

         soften

to release 

loving yourself the wholeness of you 

requires the a state of quiet, an appropriate time to be inward

i needed to take that time 

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black swan, 

growing, wing span expands, and she is urging to be accepted. 

But will she accept her? 

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purer w / @jurrga 

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grace notes with @jurrga

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for the moments that feel ineffectual

remember,

there is grace 

seeing the body in its magnificence with @jurrga 

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b A C k tracking

cultivating 

                e x p  a a a a aaaa n d i n g g g

                                                                    u       a .  

                                                                      n  r          lllll

                                                                              v e         n g

                                                                                          i  g                

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i long to dance,

For the dance sings my song

@dazed

[asoftwoman]

II acts/I rehearsal

when we come to it 

culmination its an honouring, a reverence to what was 

breeeaaakinggg

debilitating 

          cccccccyyyyyccccccclllleeessss of change 

endlessly in dis-

                          array 

yet still no flowing state, or station to stay encased around me...

[asoftwoman]

a deeply personal process

yet it reverberates into collectivity,

as we choose to move into the natural re-callibration 

of honouring a multi-faceted-ism that is soft black womxnhood...

explorative, shifting, corpus’ of iiiiii den ti- tiiiiieeeessssss 

s e 

      e e e

               d  e d 

 and                     RE              d e d 

                                 s e e

                                                          and so from out of the shadows 

                                                        birthes a chasm of 

                                                                                      L II G H T TT

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smoke me, if you will 

[hauntedbystorytelling]

Khadija Saye :: Dwelling: in this space we breathe is a series of wet plate collodion tintypes that explores the migration of traditional Gambian spiritual practices and the deep rooted urge to find solace within a higher power. This series of tintypes were produced with artist, Almudena Romero. Currently exhibited at the Diaspora Pavilion during the 57th Venice Biennale: May – November 2017

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we remember the truth of her legacy