UNBOUND
Thy Navel is a Goblet That Does Not Lack for Wine: The Visual Journey
Museum Free Admission: Thursday, Nov 6, 2025 4PM - 8PM
Visual Journey: Thursday, Nov 6, 2025 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Join musician and visual artist Mark Montgomery French for an intimate viewing of his ambient protest film, Thy Navel is a Goblet That Does Not Lack for Wine, from his album of the same name. This evocative work employs trance-like animations and sensory immersion to explore themes of meditation, resistance, and recovery, reframing Blackness as an origin, an expansion, and a liberation. It sonically draws from across the Diaspora—Javanese gamelan, dub reggae, string quartets, and jazz noir—not just as a style, but as a way to map Blackness across geographies and time. The evening concludes with a Q&A with Mark Montgomery French, offering insights into the album’s themes and creation.
