Kara Walker

Web presence

Website: karawalkerstudio.com

Instagram: Kara Walker (@kara_walker_official) • Instagram-Fotos und -Videos

Works

Prince McVeigh and the Turner Blasphemies

Date
2021

Material
Video, 12:06min
color, sound: original score by Lady Midnight

Description

This twelve-minute animation subverts and reshapes modern American myths. Kara Walker’s silhouettes, inspired by German director Lotte Reiniger’s 1926 film The Adventures of Prince Achmed, depict some of the most horrific acts of White supremacist violence in recent US history. The video unflinchingly examines how radical figures and ideologies become embedded in the national consciousness and shape public discourse. Lady Midnight’s soundtrack, blending a variety of genres, intensifies this impact. The shifting orchestrations of marching music, ragtime, soul, and rock melodies underscore the driving force of the animation’s stark, drastic scenes.