It came from far..
Something like memory…
A shape of resemblance
The weight of history
A traveler descends to find meaning
Nourishment
Fruit ripens into sweetness and decays. Splits beneath the weight of promise.
The alien learns that nourishment can ferment into something sacred.
Poetry by Liza Garza, and Shara Lunon
Voice Shara Lunon
Synths Shara Lunon
Percussion Lesley Mok
Purity
The light is too bright to see clearly.
In its glare, the alien searches for a voice muffled beneath the mist.
Poetry by Maya Angelou
Traditional Spiritual “Wade in the Water”
Voice Shara Lunon
Synths Shara Lunon
Percussion Lesley Mok
Resilience
A mirror of gold dust and ash.
What endures here does not just survive—it deepens.
Poetry by Gwendolyn Bennett & Langston Hughes
Voice Shara Lunon
Synths Shara Lunon
Percussion Lesley Mok
password: alienrealms
Video credits:
Directed and written by Shara Lunon
Videographer: Allie Huggins
Animation:
Paz Mallea
Editing and coloring:
Laura Sofía Pérez
SHARA LUNON
Shara Lunon is the product of the evolution of Black American musical traditions. As an interdisciplinary artist, her art finds the ethereal in the chaotic. With voice and electronics as the foundation, Lunon’s art is a synthesis of text, sound, video and objects. Her goal is to challenge lassitude and in its place, instill hope. Lunon’s work has been featured in The Gothamist, commissioned by Metropolis Ensemble, MATA Festival, and has won the ACF Create grant, OneBeat Fellowship, and Audiofemme. Lunon has collaborated with artists including Ches Smith, Shahzad Ismaily, Chris Williams, Lesley Mok, and Luke Stewart. Currently, she is working as an educator, curator of Heavy Florals, and releasing music with her quartet History Dog, and punk band Blasé.