Artists Space

S*an D. Henry-Smith is an artist and writer working primarily in poetry, photography, performance, and publishing, engaging Black experimentalisms and collaborative practices across (and against) discipline. As mouthfeel, they collaborate with Imani Elizabeth Jackson, meditating on Black food, ecology, and ephemeral practices. Henry-Smith’s debut collection of poems and photographs, Wild Peach, was published and shortlisted for the PEN Open Book Award. “in awe of geometry & mornings”, exhibited at White Columns, brought to scale photographs from the book alongside a series of readings and conversations programmed with their collaborators. They are also the director of Lunar New Year, their first film.

Joey Yearous-Algozin is a poet. His most recent book is A Feeling Called Heaven. Other books include The Lazarus Project, Utopia, and Holly Melgard’s Friends and Family (co-authored with Holly Melgard). He is a founding member of the publishing collective Troll Thread and lives in Brooklyn, NY.