Interdisciplinary artist Jacolby Satterwhite transforms the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's vast Cullinan Hall with "A Metta Prayer." The expansive multimedia installation fuses choreography, video, animation, lighting, and music to reimagine a kaleidoscopic, computer-generated world.
At a time when Black and LGBTQ+ communities face continued threats of violence, "A Metta Prayer" constructs a digital space that represents love, joy, and resilience. Satterwhite draws inspiration from the Buddhist Metta prayer to build a narrative that rebels against the conventions of commercial video games. A soundtrack produced by the artist pulses with energy, providing the video with its driving beat.
Opening day will include a special performance by Satterwhite at 6 pm.
The exhibition was commissioned in 2023 for the Great Hall of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It will remain on display through November 10.
Interdisciplinary artist Jacolby Satterwhite transforms the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's vast Cullinan Hall with "A Metta Prayer." The expansive multimedia installation fuses choreography, video, animation, lighting, and music to reimagine a kaleidoscopic, computer-generated world.
At a time when Black and LGBTQ+ communities face continued threats of violence, "A Metta Prayer" constructs a digital space that represents love, joy, and resilience. Satterwhite draws inspiration from the Buddhist Metta prayer to build a narrative that rebels against the conventions of commercial video games. A soundtrack produced by the artist pulses with energy, providing the video with its driving beat.
Opening day will include a special performance by Satterwhite at 6 pm.
The exhibition was commissioned in 2023 for the Great Hall of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It will remain on display through November 10.