{"id":52,"date":"2025-09-01T19:25:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T19:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/seminar-1-arts-in-new-york-fall-2025\/?p=52"},"modified":"2025-09-01T19:25:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T19:25:56","slug":"the-afro-futurist-room-the-herbalist-paraphernalia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/seminar-1-arts-in-new-york-fall-2025\/2025\/09\/01\/the-afro-futurist-room-the-herbalist-paraphernalia\/","title":{"rendered":"The Afro-Futurist Room: the herbalist paraphernalia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/seminar-1-arts-in-new-york-fall-2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/09\/IMG_5110-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/seminar-1-arts-in-new-york-fall-2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/09\/IMG_5110-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/seminar-1-arts-in-new-york-fall-2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/09\/IMG_5110-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/seminar-1-arts-in-new-york-fall-2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/09\/IMG_5110-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/seminar-1-arts-in-new-york-fall-2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/09\/IMG_5110-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/seminar-1-arts-in-new-york-fall-2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/09\/IMG_5110-1400x1867.jpeg 1400w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/seminar-1-arts-in-new-york-fall-2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/09\/IMG_5110-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/seminar-1-arts-in-new-york-fall-2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/09\/IMG_5110-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I chose the herbalist paraphernalia, for example the books written by Octavia E. Butler. Books like the Wild Seed connect tradition and imagination. Afrofuturism uses objects like these to show how old practices can have an effect on the development of the future. In the Met\u2019s Afrofuturist Room the herbalist items are placed to represent cultural resilience. They link the past of Seneca Village to creative futures. Ultimately this shows how knowledge and creativity continue to be passed on across generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I chose the herbalist paraphernalia, for example the books written by Octavia E. Butler. Books like the Wild Seed connect tradition and imagination. Afrofuturism uses objects like these to show how old practices can have an effect on the development of the future. 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