Decoding Cranes In The Sky: Radical Softness As A Weapon
Solange sought to revere Brown femininity, celebrate and elevate African-American female identity, perhaps so that Black/Brown women may assume a position (or a seat more fittingly) at the table of femininity and beauty.
Like many girls who love to savour a bit of Solange’s art concept/photography music videos, I have been crazy bowled over by the video/visuals and creative direction for CRANES IN THE SKY.It has clouded my daydreams, with ethereal images of radiant melaninated women in muted brown bodywear spread across each other, intertwined.
In Solange’s creative collaboration with Spanish art Director Carlotta Guerrero, Cranes in the Sky showcases a majestic and regal coming into being of Black womanhood and its beauty.