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Fear: Clay Grandison

by Clay Grandison on 22 July 2022

The fashion designer addresses their concerns for past and future identities of Black Womxn.

The fashion designer addresses their concerns for past and future identities of Black Womxn.

  • What is your name and how would you describe what you do?

Clay Grandison: Clay; art director, VFX animator, character designer and installer.

  • What's your background?

CG: Black Caribbean-British.

  • What inspires you?

CG: The otherworldly and familiar.

  • What is the ambition behind your practice?

CG: My practice is a vessel of reconciliation between this world and the next one.

  • What did you hope to convey with your Bodies Of Knowledge film?

CG: I wanted to work with adults and children to address my concerns for past and future identities of Black Womxn.

Direction and Character Installation:
Assistant Direction:
Shashamani
Talent:
Erin Campbell, Reiss Campbell
Set Design:
Layan Harman
Cinematography:
Gwenna Harman
Production:
Oya
Production Coordination:
David Harbott
Assistant Set Installation:
Rowan Gatherer
Assistant Garment Installation:
Artemis Guy
Special Thanks to:
Greg Campbell, Jonathan Carson, Hanna Flora Kiss

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