Concept

Afronauts begins with self-placement.

It represents the moment before movement.
Before community.
Before migration becomes visible.

The moment when self-trust solidifies.

Afronauts begins with discovery —
the internal decision to step forward,
guided by vision rather than permission.

The term “Afronaut” is an editorial gesture — a reimagining of the explorer.

These are Black astronauts. Visionaries who trust their internal compass enough to move toward the unknown.

This project is told from a first-person perspective — me as an explorer, discovering them. Not defining them. Recognizing brilliance already in motion.

Migration here is not a single event. It loops. It adapts. It leaves evidence.

You are witnessing touchdown dates. Mission findings. Impact through examination. Legacy unfolding.

Installed at Oakland City Station, the metaphor becomes literal.
The corridor becomes orbit.
MARTA becomes vessel.
The rider becomes explorer.

Afronauts is not about arrival.
It is about bravery.

The courage to imagine yourself elsewhere.
The courage to build belonging before certainty exists.

Each Afronaut reshapes the landscape simply by being fully themselves within it.

That is authorship.

The only question left open is:

Who’s next?