{"id":1281,"date":"2026-05-20T00:44:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T00:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funkynubianrepublic.com\/convo\/2026\/05\/20\/laylah-amatullah-barrayn-won-a-brooklyn-arts-award-by-helping-us-see-others\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T00:44:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T00:44:41","slug":"laylah-amatullah-barrayn-won-a-brooklyn-arts-award-by-helping-us-see-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funkynubianrepublic.com\/convo\/2026\/05\/20\/laylah-amatullah-barrayn-won-a-brooklyn-arts-award-by-helping-us-see-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Laylah Amatullah Barrayn Won A Brooklyn Arts Award By Helping Us See Others"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/hellobeautiful.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/05\/17792133628861.jpeg?w=684&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Laylah Amatullah Barryn\" class=\"wp-image-4592478\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Laylah Amatullah Barryn \/ Laylah Amatullah Barryn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you have ever fallen asleep waiting on your mother in an office chair or watched your daughter rush into her arms at pick-up time, artist <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/laylahb\/\">Laylah Amatullah Barrayn<\/a> sees you.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She earned a Brooklyn Arts Award this year for her unique perspective. Amatullah Barrayn earned that honor by accepting the limitations of objectivity and expanding the practice of storytelling in her photography. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want people to understand how important it is to remember and to document to not forget who we are, and our community and immediate surroundings, which is the beauty of photography,\u201d Amatullah Barrayn tells <em>HelloBeautiful<\/em>. \u201cPhotographers in general are interested in taking a step back and looking at the foundation of what this all means.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What \u201call this\u201d means to Amatullah Barrayn is clear. Her lens sees spirits. It celebrates sacrifices.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She romanticizes death rituals and infuses labor with dignity. She sees the sweetness in exhaustion and the hidden vibrance of monkdom. Her shots speak to the reality of collective memory. They preserve her views of institutions, relationships, and neighborhoods.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That contribution feels crucial at a time when digital Blackface, random avatars, and shifting algorithms obscure recent history. Some are deeply concerned about how widespread access to digital tools will affect the archival practice of photography. <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>On Framing The Future\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been happening for a long time, pre-digital photographers like Richard Avedon and James Van Der Zee did very interesting things,\u201d she points out. She sees today\u2019s tools as tools, not threats. \u201cThere\u2019s always been this kind of technology, that kind of pushed the boundaries of what we believe to be a recording, a truthful recording,\u201d she continues. \u201cWhen we look at a photograph, it is someone\u2019s perspective.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/hellobeautiful.com\/4390674\/ashley-james-black-curator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Curator Dr. Ashley James Is In The Business Of Preserving Black Art<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Every art form presents the questions AI is posing now, even if they haven\u2019t always done so as loudly. \u201cIt\u2019s someone\u2019s edit, it\u2019s someone\u2019s view and gaze, so there\u2019s a bit of augmentation there of reality,\u201d she says. \u201cWhen you point your frame, your camera, at someone or some place, you are now subtracting and deciding what\u2019s going to go in the frame.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fighting Erasure\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Her commitment to documenting helps correct a record that doesn\u2019t always include everyone. Black media archives are disappearing, algorithms are deprioritizing content, and the definition of censorship is constantly expanding.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs soon as we were brought to these shores, there was erasure almost immediately, the attempted erasure of identity names, customs, culture, memory,\u201d says Amatullah Barrayn. \u201cThat is where my interest comes in and my urgency to document, and to remember, because I know how active erasure is.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She describes the act of seeing as \u201cwriting with light.\u201d That writing tells stories across continents.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/hellobeautiful.com\/4387733\/10-must-know-black-owned-art-galleries-shaping-the-art-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10 Must-Know Black-Owned Art Galleries Shaping The Art World<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Listening is a part of her process. She edits in a dark room listening to podcasts like Demetria Lucas\u2019 <em><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/ratchet-respectable\/id1449001372\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ratchet and Respectable<\/a><\/em>. \u201cThat keeps me engaged. It keeps my brain going, my brain working, and also focuses me as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Looking Beyond The Frame<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Amatullah Barrayn grew up listening to Fab 5 Freddy. She will be honored next to him when she accepts the Brooklyn Arts Award. \u201cIt\u2019s a pretty full circle moment,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s wonderful for our circles to overlap.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There was a time when some might have felt hip-hop didn\u2019t belong in formal arts institutions. Today, it gets recognized for what it is, an important art form. Music and other forms of pop culture have been infused into the kinds of places Amatullah Barrayn grew up visiting, like the Brooklyn Museum. Their First Saturdays programs set a standard for framing contemporary art as pop culture.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It expanded the reach of their exhibitions beyond the usual patrons, the way Megan Thee Stallion being on Broadway and Jeezy performing with an orchestra did.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Institutions like the The Newark Museum of Art, Atlanta\u2019s High Museum, and Contemporary Arts Museum Houston have tapped into hip-hop culture in deep authentic ways. These kinds of cultural mashups lead to stronger arts communities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s interesting, because that\u2019s what Fab Five Freddy did when he merged, all of these worlds back in the day,\u201d says Amatullah Barrayn. \u201cHe really is responsible for a huge cultural shift in all of these intersections.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/hellobeautiful.com\/4390694\/tatianna-mack-art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tatianna Mack is Reclaiming Space In the Art World\u2014One Story At A Time<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Focusing The Lens On What\u2019s Next\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Amatullah Barrayn\u2019s CV reads like a plump novella. She teaches at Rutgers and rejoices when she sees students\u2019 curiosity rising.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Being a master doesn\u2019t mean her technique is finished developing. She sees something new with every session.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m looking to expand my own practice, my ways of being, my technical skill, my craft,\u201d she says.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m growing, I\u2019m learning, and so the journey continues.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>DON\u2019T MISS:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hellobeautiful.com\/4385105\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Latoya Hobbs\u2019 Poignant Portraits Celebrate The Simple Beauty Of Black Women\u2019s Lives<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hellobeautiful.com\/4390605\/jewel-ham-black-women-canvas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jewel Ham Paints The Dynamic Lives Of Black Women On Canvas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Laylah Amatullah Barryn \/ Laylah Amatullah Barryn If you have ever fallen asleep waiting on your mother in an office chair or watched your daughter rush into her arms at pick-up time, artist Laylah Amatullah Barrayn sees you.\u00a0 She earned a Brooklyn Arts Award this year for her unique perspective. 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