Black Gold Magic with Erika Allen

Black Gold Magic image by Eric Ellingsen

Black Gold Magic is an art installation/performance of actions and discussions creating a ritual space to explore food in context to Chicago’s urban environment involving the alchemy of de/reconstitution in the context of grounding. The invocation of spirits and ancestral ethers gives directional context to the created space of black gold magic. Entangling metabolisms of earth, air, fire & water. Entangling ritualistic purification stations and groundings. Black Gold Magic was originally conceived and performed for the 2015 Chicago Architecture Biennial as part of Outside Design show at the Sullivan Galleries.