Portrait at 34
April 2023
Multiple locations
Portrait at 34
Project by Najja Moon
On April 4th, Artist Najja Moon in collaboration with O, Miami will
be launching the second iteration of her project Portrait at 34.
Portrait at 34 is a custom-designed photo booth inspired by Najja’s
cousin the late poet Kamilah Aisha Moon that will travel to Miami-Dade
County, producing portraits paired with age-specific poems for each
participant.
On April 4th, in communal conversation with Kaylee Nieves,
Judith Berk King, Karen Rifas, and Dejah Carrington we will talk about
the joys, confusions, and commonalities of aging.
"Since
the passing of my cousin, Kamilah Aisha Moon, one poem, in particular,
has been a special source of comfort and connection, Portrait at 34. To
rediscover this poem at the age of 34 in the midst of mourning her loss
has encouraged me to do what I always assumed we would do while she was
on this earth, Collaborate."—Najja Moon
Najja Moon is a Miami-based artist and cultural
practitioner, born and raised in Durham, North Carolina. Her practice is
centered on the idea that art is utilitarian. An amalgamation of
practicalities that improve her life—design and language, cultural
responsibility, and community, her visual arts practice uses drawing and
text to explore the intersections of queer identity, the body and
movement, Black culture, and familiar relations, both personal and
communal.
