Vashni Korin, You Can’t Stop Spirit, 2021
Vashni Korin (b. 1994, New York, New York; lives in Los Angeles, California)
You Can’t Stop Spirit highlights the baby dolls, one of the earliest Mardi Gras traditions established by Black women. During the Jim Crow era in New Orleans, Black Americans developed their own traditions including the baby dolls, comprised of a group of self-liberated Black women that created an alternative social space where they are allowed and encouraged to be free. This short documentary highlights several elements of New Orleans Mardi Gras culture including Baby Doll history, Black masking, second-line parades, the Northside Skull and Bones Gang, and rituals.
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Vashni Korin (n. 1994, Nueva York, Nueva York; reside en Los Ángeles, California)
You Can’t Stop Spirit (No puedes detener el espíritu) destaca a los baby dolls, una de las primeras tradiciones de Mardi Gras establecidas por mujeres negras. Durante la era de Jim Crow en Nueva Orleans, los afroamericanos desarrollaron sus propias tradiciones, incluyendo los baby dolls, compuestos por un grupo de mujeres negras auto-liberadas que crearon un espacio social alternativo donde se les permite y se les anima a ser libres. Este corto documental destaca varios elementos de la cultura de Mardi Gras de Nueva Orleans, incluyendo la historia de los Baby Dolls, el enmascaramiento negro, los desfiles de segunda línea, la Northside Skull and Bones Gang, los diseños de disfraces y rituales.
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Vashni Korin (Fèt an 1994, nan vil New York, New York;L ap viv nan Los Angeles, Kalifòni)
You Can’t Stop Spirit mete aksan sou baby doll yo, youn nan tradisyon Madi Gra ki te etabli pa fanm Nwa. Pandan epòk Jim Crow nan New Orleans, Ameriken Nwa yo te devlope pwòp tradisyon tankou baby doll yo, ki gen ladann yon gwoup fanm Nwa ki te libere tèt yo e ki te kreye yon espas sosyal altènatif kote yo gen dwa ak ankouraje libète. Dokimantè kout sa a mete aksan sou plizyè eleman nan kilti New Orleans Madi Gra ki gen ladan istwa Baby Doll, mask nwa, parad dezyèm liy, Northside Skull and Bones Gang, konsepsyon kostim, ak rityèl.
VASHNI KORIN, You Can’t Stop Spirit, 2021. Color video, with sound, 16 min., 13 sec. © Vashni Korin. Courtesy of the artist.
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English
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Español (Latinoamérica), English
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United States