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BOOK LAUNCH
PIVOT by Imani Mason Jordan
Institute of Contemporary Arts
Talks & Engagement

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Join HELA Press for the launch of Imani Mason Jordan’s PIVOT, an experimental, book-length poem exploring the profound act of turning, with the Haitian revolution as its cornerstone. Using minimalist abstractions of language, PIVOT examines revolt, rupture, and radical reorientation in the afterlives of transatlantic enslavement and European colonialism. 
There will be a reading of PIVOT by Mason Jordan, whose experimental performance practice uses improvisation, minimalist technique and black study to choreograph language, foregrounding the speaking/reading voice as a musical instrument. Followed by a book signing and social. 

Schedule

6:30pm Doors
7:00pm Performance by Imani Mason Jordan – ICA studio
7:45pm Book signing & social – Location TBC
Bios
Imani Mason Jordan is an interdisciplinary writer, editor, artist and curator interested in performance and poetics. Their doctoral research focuses on racial capitalism through the work of Stuart Hall. In their poetic practice, Mason Jordan uses improvisation, minimalist technique and black study to choreograph language. In 2026, they are curating a group exhibition at Raven Row, London.
 
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06:30 pm
Thu, 12 Mar 2026
Studio
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Imani Mason Jordan.