Over the past 16 years, Sims has been working on an artistic project titled “Recoloration Proclamation,” which explores, confronts, re-examines and remixes Confederate iconography in the context of the African-American experience as it relates to visual terrorism, history of American slavery and the politics of white supremacy. The project has been featured as part of numerous installations and exhibits, including “The Proper Way to Hang to a Confederate Flag”; a documentary film; and site-specific performances.
For his keynote address, Sims will combine selected readings from his forthcoming memoir with related short films to present a dynamic journey of bearing witness, creative resistance and collective healing.