The celebration of queer Blackness is at the core of Jacolby Satterwhite’s artistic practice. With a transdisciplinary approach, through immersive installations using digital media and virtual reality, the artist builds extraordinary worlds, blending references from both contemporary visual culture and mythology, where ritual and fantasy come together in the exaltation of freedom.
Satterwhite takes part in the Mercosul Biennial with two works: A Metta Prayer and Neverending Time Forever III, which together form a four-channel multimedia video installation combining music, lighting, high-definition video, and 3D animation—all created by the artist himself. The title A Metta Prayer is borrowed from a Buddhist mantra intended to cultivate feelings of love and benevolence. In fantastical landscapes or computer-generated urban settings, the characters in the piece subvert the logic of action video games, performing choreographies, singing, and delivering positive messages to the beat of house music infused with an infectious gospel energy.
Leo Felipe
Jacolby Satterwhite (United States, 1986) is known for a practice that addresses critical themes of ritual, fantasy, freedom, and world-building through immersive installation, virtual reality, and digital media. He uses various software to produce intricately detailed animations and live-action films that compose a unique cinematic universe. These animations serve as a stage on which the artist synthesizes the multiple disciplines encompassing his practice, including illustration, performance, painting, sculpture, photography, and writing. Satterwhite’s work has been featured in numerous institutions, including the Whitney Museum, Haus der Kunst, MoMA PS1, and the Studio Museum. He lives in New York, United States.
