Revival
2013
Five Channel HD Video
Revival, a spirited musical installation is a five-channel performance piece that uses popular music to explore racial identity. As Revival constructs a virtual choir using multiple performers, it reverses a longstanding tradition of mainstream cultural appropriation through music. Inspired by the power of memory, Pinder experiments with the familiarity of popular music to produce videos that act as portraits and reveal the nuances of social conditioning.
As Juke explores the one-on-one connection between the performers and their viewers, Revival uses group dynamics and harmony to deliver a potent message about connectivity through music.
PERFORMERS
Chuckwumaa
Kumasi Barnett
Holly Bass
Rashayla Brown
Kayleigh Bryant
April Yvonne Garrett
Michael Harris
Ashley McClenon
Shelia McKay
Joel Mercedes
Abbéy Odunlami
Ayodamola Okunseinde
Eric Owusu
Jefferson Pinder
Orlando Pinder
Dominick Rabrun
Amina Ross
Amy Sherald
Thomas T. Stanley
Kekeli Sumah
Wilmer Wilson IV
TECHNICAL TEAM
CAMERA
Jeremy Freedberg
COLOR
Francis Kang
INSTALLATION
Pablo Van Winkle
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Mahwish Chishty
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Alex Peace
Annie Gawlak
anonymous donor