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Author: Gherdai Hassell

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Ep:24 Art as Healing: Khari Turner on Art, Water as Witness & Black Representation
Episode 24
Thursday, 19 February, 2026

Water is more than a material in this conversation, it is memory, history, resistance, and healing. In this episode of Art Affects, we sit down with contemporary artist Khari Turner to explore how water becomes a powerful tool for examining Black identity, ancestral memory, and collective healing. Through water and ink, Turner creates visceral works that reflect on the Middle Passage, racial injustice, spirituality, and resilience. We discuss: The connection between water and Black history, including the legacy of the Middle Passage How art can hold generational trauma and joy at the same time Why Turner isolates features like noses and lips to challenge representation and stereotypes The spiritual symbolism of water in contemporary Black art His innovative process of working with water’s natural movement — veins, lightning-like roots, and atmospheric forces This conversation explores art as healing, art as remembrance, and art as reclamation. If you’re interested in: Black contemporary art, identity and representation, spiritual symbolism in art, healing through creativity, African diasporic history, or the intersection of art and social justice, this episode is for you. ✨ Subscribe for conversations at the intersection of art, culture, and creative living. 💬 Comment below: What does water symbolize for you? 🔔 Turn on notifications so you never miss an episode. 🎨 Follow Gherdai Hassell / Art Affects: / hassell_free / theartaffects https://gherdaihassell.com Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more conversations on art, wellness, and creativity. ✿Join my Print Club https://stan.store/gherdai ✿ My art shop! https://shop.gherdaihassell.com ✿ Find me on Insta! @hassell_free ✿ Find me on tiktok! @hassell_free_ Work with me! Business Inquiries: studio@gherdaihassell.com #ArtAffects #ContemporaryArt #IdentityInArt #MemoryInArt #artartist #art #workingartist #arts #artpodcast #artaffects #gherdaihassell #art #podcast #artist #arts #art #blackartist #artjourney #artlife #lifeofanartist #artistslife #ancestralhealing #liberationthroughart #artaffectspodcast #artistic #artasaspiritualpractice #howartistsfindinspiration #womenartistsofcolor #artisttalk #artistsconversations #howtouseartforhealing, #howtomakeart #howtofind #BlackArt #ContemporaryArt #KhariTurner #MiddlePassage #ArtPodcast #Identity #ArtAsHealing #SpiritualityInArt #AfricanDiaspora #CreativeLiving #ContemporaryBlackArt #ContemporaryArt #ArtPodcast #BlackArtists #VisualArtist #ArtistInterview #StudioPractice