Via @studiomuseum 🗽: In Stephanie J. Williams's @steph.j.williams stop-motion animation "PINOY/PLOY" (2016), the artist explores stereotypes found in American food culture and appropriations of the foods of marginalized communities. The main protagonists are baluts, half-formed fermented duck eggs that are considered a delicacy in the Philippines. The loose narrative unfolds in a kitchen, where the baluts come alive and engage in a haunting dance featuring cast angel figurines, Aunt Jemima Syrup, and Uncle Ben’s Rice. With this work, Williams begs the question: How have the “untruths” of perceived and constructed cultural contexts informed what is “legitimately American” especially when the pieces of our identities are so literally mixed? . . #SupportBlackArt #StephanieJWilliams #StudioMuseum #StudioSquared #Fictions #stopmotion #animation #identity #artlovers #harlemart #nycart #womenartists #harlem #artsy #artgram #artdaily #representationmatters
