Set You Free

Nykelle DeVivo MFA thesis exhibition

Reception: May 3, 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
May 5 - May 10, 2025 by Appointment
Main Gallery, Visual Arts Facility, UC San Diego

Set You Free explores the embodiment of Anarkata, a spiritual and political force rooted in Black anarchist traditions, as a catalyst for liberation. Channeling ancestral rage, resistance, and love, the work combines video, sculpture, and photographic works to dismantle oppressive structures, advocating for violence as a transformative act of futurity. By invoking Afrofuturist and anarchist methodologies, the project envisions a world beyond empire, centering Black trans joy and resilience as revolutionary blueprints for our collective freedom.