Sin•gu•lar•i•ty
In science, a singularity is used to denote a point where a certain property is infinite. For instance, a black hole is the mathematical representation of a singularity. A point so infinitely dense that it allows nothing to exist or to escape its grip. I think thoughts are this way. Whoever first thought to enslave other humans, subjugate them to forced labor, and then to rape and torture and abase them further is an infinitely dense... infinitely violent thought. A thought so dense that when acted upon, would change the trajectory of our world centuries after. With its effects still felt, and the casualites still piling up, this immense weight still has the world under its grip and control, but it’s changing. We have come to realize the power of thoughts, the power of words, and so we’ve unlocked the secret at becoming infinitely more powerful.
What inspired the painting
Toni Morrison’s take on racism really opened my eyes. With a beautiful metaphor Toni equates those who practice racism to those who are suffering from a psychosis that no one investigates for what it is. Why? Well, because the entire belief of those who practice racism hangs upon a social construct that they themselves created. Toni, poses a profound rhetorical question, asking racists, if such a construct disappeared tomorrow, would they still be powerful, strong, or smart?