A glorious archive of the self. A Black girl imprinting herself upon the surrounding world and writing herself into the herstories. A visual and written work inspired by the likes of Julie Dash, Kasi Lemmons, Toni Morrison, and Beyonce, Southern Goth seeks to confront the reader with the possibility of their own reimagining--to dream up their own legacy.
Mercy is a Brooklyn-based Black trans visual artist and advocate who isn’t here to be your teachable moment. Mercy’s work focuses on the beauty of fat, femme body performance as liberation.
This book was made with the very special support of Eureka House, Kingston, NY
2021