BLACKOUT is an interdisciplinary art project that recreates historical slave ads using ‘erasure’ or ‘blackout’—a form of poetry created by erasing words from an existing text to create a visual poem. Presented by Erasure Art Collective, the project uncovers messages in ads that appeared in local newspapers during the transatlantic slave trade. Presenting the art of erasure poetry in non-traditional form, this presentation of BLACKOUT combines poetry with visual art and live performance.

For more information please visit: https://www.easternfronttheatre.com/blackout