It Starts in the Head

Afrofuturism. Afrofuturism is sci-fi, thus something that is in the mind. That is why in my build, I made a brick built head, with a city where the brain would be.

Afrofuturism is also all about seeking equality and belonging, for the future. This caused me to make a rainbow across the top of the city, representing equality, and also a heart on the necklace.

For my build, I wanted to incorporate African culture, since Afrofuturism involves evaluating the past to create a better future. For this, I chose to include the African flag colors, red, green, and black. The red flowing down from the head represents the common blood of African people and their ancestors. The green for the ground symbolizes the growth of Africa and its future, and the black on the building represents that the African people live there.

I also wanted to make a fun feature in my build, so I made an opening/closing mouth function.

This was really to make and I enjoyed learning about afrofuturism along the way!