How are our identities assembled, and what role do visual, historical, and ideological structures play in who we become? Diallo consistently raises questions that rebuff easy answers.
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How do you work alongside a lover while still respecting their fundamental difference and ultimate opacity? How do you come together while also staying apart?
In his novel of the same name, science fiction author William Gibson once described pattern recognition as a “gift and a trap,” which is a generous way of saying we search for meaning even when it may or may not exist.
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42.3 – Patterns
BlackFlash Winter 2026 “This issue marks a transition for BlackFlash. We’re sunsetting thematic framing (for now) and moving toward a less categorical way of assembling each…
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From BlackFlash Expanded
Time, depending on who you are, where you are, and when you are, can mean many different things. Time is a unit of measure. Time is an experience. Time is saved. Time is spent. Time is wasted. Time is money. Time flies. Or it drags on. Time is a construct, a concept, a currency. Time is attention. Time is value. And for some, time is a medium.
