Carey Flack

ARTIST BIO

Technologist, writer, archivist, and educator Carey J. Flack is a seventh-generation Oklahoman based in Tulsa. She is the creator of @pressed.roots, a blog that explores the intersection of Black and Native land memory in Oklahoma and the South. Flack also co-directs @technologiesofblackcare, a collective that recently hosted a four-week course on the Black history of quilting with 35+ participants from the US and Canada. Flack’s creative pursuits explore ecological and cultural memory in its layered essence, and personal narratives and archives as tools to imagine sustainable land futures.

ARTIST PROJECT INFO

Black Oklahoma x Land Memory [working title] explores and documents the profound relationship between Black Oklahomans and the state's landscapes, towns, neighborhoods, and historical sites of memory. Through community archiving events and on-site interviews, the project aims to create a database showcasing photos and narratives that intertwine with Southern, Cowboy, Trans-Atlantic, Afro-Indigenous, and Tulsa histories. Emphasizing the tender connections Black communities have with the land, the project also sheds light on the political histories that underpin these enduring relationships.

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