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Cutting Up Old Film (Don't Edit the Wrong Thing Out)

Lonnie Holleyc. 1984

Souls Grown Deep

Souls Grown Deep
Atlanta, United States

"The piece is about truth being delivered as truth. Our history has been 'edited' in many forms, from our elementary days to the time of our death. And, personally, my art has been so edited by other people, it wasn’t until Bill Arnett came into my life and started writing down my words and letting my own words speak for me that people started to understand what my art was about and what I was trying to say. If we don’t let people tell their stories, their stories will never be told properly. Or history will not be the truth."

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  • Title: Cutting Up Old Film (Don't Edit the Wrong Thing Out)
  • Creator: Lonnie Holley
  • Creator Lifespan: b. 1950
  • Creator Nationality: American
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Birth Place: Birmingham, Alabama
  • Date Created: c. 1984
  • Location Created: Birmingham, Alabama
  • Physical Dimensions: 14 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 5 in. (36.8 x 36.8 x 12.7 cm)
  • Subject Keywords: Black art, African American art
  • Type: Sculpture
  • Rights: © Lonnie Holley / Photo: Stephen Pitkin, Pitkin Studio
  • External Link: https://www.soulsgrowndeep.org/artist/lonnie-holley
  • Medium: Film reel and scissors
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