Watch This. Poet Vanessa Kisuule and Animator Meg Houghton Gilmour Pay Tribute to Nina Simone.
by superselected · Art, Nina Simone, Poetry, Spoken Word, Vanessa Kisuule ·

Vanessa Kisuule, Meg Houghton Gilmour

Your face is the face I see in the mirror / In family photo albums / The history books that never got written / The Queens that were never crowned

UK-based spoken word artist and writer Vanessa Kisuule teams up with stop motion artist Meg Houghton Gilmour to create a unique tribute to Nina Simone. Kisuule’s piece “For Nina” is paired with sand and glass visuals, created by Gilmour.