In this episode, I talk with Afrofuturist Quentin VerCetty about making techno-fossils and augmented reality monuments that mark the presence of Black people across the Canadian landscape as well as space and time.
EPISODE NOTES:
Quentin Vercetty - https://www.vercetty.com/
What is Afrofuturism and how can it change the world? By Sadof Alexander - https://www.one.org/us/blog/afrofuturism-change-the-world/
What is Kimetic Yoga - https://www.kemeticyoga.com/what-is-kemetic-yoga
Artivism - KRS1 - monologues / education /April 9, 2017
https://artivist.co.nz/subrosa/2017/4/9/krs1-monologues-education
Iconoclast: Dave Chappelle + Maya Angelou [Full Episode] - https://youtu.be/okc6COsgzoE
Winston Churchill - Churchill Stirs Controversy in Toronto https://winstonchurchill.org/publications/churchill-bulletin/bulletin-073-jul-2014/churchill-statue-controversy-toronto/
Cornwallis - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Edward_Cornwallis
Jon A McDonald - John A. Macdonald statue removed from Victoria City Hall to cheers and jeers - https://globalnews.ca/news/4382987/john-a-macdonald-statue-victoria/
Thanos - wikipedia page
https://marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/Thanos
Avengers: Endgame - trailer - https://youtu.be/TcMBFSGVi1c
Monument Lab Transnational Fellows - https://monumentlab.com/bulletin/announcing-the-2020-monument-lab-transnational-fellows
Mathieu Da Costa
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mathieu-da-costa
https://www.cbc.ca/kidscbc2/the-feed/the-first-person-of-african-heritage-to-arrive-in-canada
Rastafarian term “grounding” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rastafari#Grounding
Saint Mathieu Street in Montreal - https://imtl.org/montreal/rue_montreal.php?rue=Saint-Mathieu
Joshua Glover - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Glover
Request for Proposals: Memorial to Joshua Glover Permanent Public Art, City of Toronto - https://akimbo.ca/listings/request-for-proposals-memorial-to-joshua-glover-permanent-public-art-city-of-toronto/
The Honourable Jean Augustine, P.C., C.M., O.Ont, C.B.E.
http://www.jeanaugustine.ca/jean-augustine-bio/
New Monuments for New Cities Public Art Tour with Sally Han – June 18 - An ongoing series of onsite tours exploring selected works in the public art exhibition, New Monuments for New Cities - https://www.thebentway.ca/event/monuments-for-new-cities-public-art-tour-june-18/
History of the Gadner express way and Frederick Gardner - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardiner_Expressway
Marie-Joseph Angélique - https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/marie-joseph-angelique
Unreal Engine software - https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/
Cinema 4D - https://www.maxon.net/en-us/products/cinema-4d/overview/
Z-brush - https://zbrushcore.com/
3D scanning structure sensor - https://structure.io/
linda.com - https://www.lynda.com/
PPI vs. DPI: what’s the difference?
Pixels per inch vs dot per inch - https://99designs.ca/blog/tips/ppi-vs-dpi-whats-the-difference/
Deviant art
Sketchfab - https://sketchfab.com/
Sun Ra- http://www.sunraarkestra.com/
German Influence on the Scholarship of W. E. B. DuBois - https://www.jstor.org/stable/273098?seq=1
W.E.B. Dubois’ Afrofuturistic short story ‘The Comet’ withstands the test of time -
https://blackgirlnerds.com/web-dubois-afrofuturistic-the-comet-withstands-time/
