The Explosion Will Not Happen Today (2024)
$175.00
Institutional pricing : $438
Melanie Cervantes & Jesus Barraza
22" x 30"
6-Color Handmade Screen Print, Strathmore watercolor paper 300gsm,
Printed San Leandro, November 2024
Edition of 15 prints, Dignidad Rebelde's studio symbol as a dry embossed seal in left hand corner
Fanon is a figure whose work I learned about in college, I don't think I understood the impact of his work on the world but I felt the power of his words and that helped me see the world in another way. Later, coming across "Black Skin White Masks" I found another dimension of his work and it helped me see my self in the world. I made this piece to honor his work and the legacy he left us.
The explosion will not happen today. It is too soon . . . or too late.
I do not come with timeless truths.
My consciousness is not illuminated with ultimate radiances.
Nevertheless, in complete composure, I think it would be good
if certain things were said.
These things I am going to say, not shout. For it is a long time
since shouting has gone out of my life.
So very long. . . .
Why write this book? No one has asked me for it.
Especially those to whom it is directed.
Well? Well, I reply quite calmly that there are too many idiots in
this world. And having said it, I have the burden of proving it.
Toward a new humanism. . . .
Understanding among men. . . .
Our colored brothers. . . .
Mankind, I believe in you. . . .
Race prejudice. . . .
To understand and to love. . . .
