Through her project, Pur·suit, Naima Green builds a rich, nuanced picture of what Black LGBTQ+ life looks like in Brooklyn today, so that no one can deny its existence tomorrow.

Throughout March and April, Naima Green was supposed to take 100 portraits during her residency at Recess in New York. She had built a photo studio and had a reading room set up, complete with an antique blue velvet couch and soft floor pillows, where visitors could rest and hang out. Frustratingly, Naima’s plans were placed on hold with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, in the current circumstances, when we’re rethinking what community and connection really mean, Pur·suit couldn’t resonate more powerfully.

Domino produced the interview portion of this queer experimental archive at www.skincontact.xyz

Experience the High Line gardens in a way you never have before. Brooklyn-based poet Tommy Pico, originally from the Viejas Indian reservation of the Kumeyaay nation, walks you through the park, sharing whispered stories, memories, and secrets of what the gardens’ microclimates evoke for him. Heartache and song, sparklers on July 4th, and mom’s wisdom all intertwine in a tale of love and reconciliation, and people and nature.

FEED is a narrative soundscape that can be experienced as you walk from the Donald Pels and Wendy Keys Gansevoort Woodlands to the Rail Yards, sitting at your favorite spot on the park, or even off the High Line. LISTEN HERE.

FEED was created by Tommy Pico; Commissioned by Friends of the High LIne and produced in partnership with Poets House; Sound Design and Production by Alexandra DiPalma.