A Testimony of the Unrequited, 2017






A Testimony for the Unrequited is a multi-channel video installation by Alex Jacobs-Blum and Kiera Boult. The is a collective negotiation of the two artist’s hyphenated identity. It is through the incorporation of the African  Diaspora and Six Nations of the Grand River shared knowledge  Boult and Jacobs-Blum explore what it means to reconcile the duality of their identities and what exists in between. Exploring the appropriation of Christian iconography as preservation tactics employed by both African Slaves and Six Nations mirrors the experiences of a hyphenated identity.




Alex Jacobs-Blum, Kiera Boult, A Testimony of the Unrequited, 2017. Multi-Channel video 5:00.

Alex Jacobs-Blum, Kiera Boult, A Testimony of the Unrequited, 2017. Multi-Channel video 5:00.