TRUTH--
What is truth, and what does that even mean? Truth by Braxon Rae is an album of performance art in which the artist, Braxton Rae, finds his own way of understanding and interpreting the idea of truth and its many meanings. Truth is one artist’s meditations on truth which gives the viewers a unique opportunity to also meditate on and even to start their own journeys of truth. Experience the Truth.
24 Things--
There are things that are true to us that we just don’t want to talk about. Watch 24
people not talk about a truth that is Poignant to them and consider the truths that you too
decide not to talk about.
Collaborators: Ashley Bowen. Tamar Cimenian.Bess Welden. KJ Sanchez. Morgan Barnes Whitehead. Emily
Novack. Makaila Heath. Kristen Osborn. Marissa Angel Barker. Kelsey Jaffer. Tabreya Ryan. Josiah Thomas Turner.
Renae Jarret. Kirk Lynn. Avery Munns. Zachariah Ezer. Trinity Gordon. Zoey Crow. Kanya Edmonds. Andrea Hart.
Jess Be. Gerald Aviles. Bethany Okezie. Lorne Carter.
Hot Seat--
A play. Borrowing its name from the game Hot Seat, in this play each character takes a turn in the ‘hot seat’ for a set amount of time where they are pelted with a barrage of questions from the other characters in the game which must be answered truthfully.
Prison Poem--
This track focuses on a scary truth of the black experience, the Prison Industrial
Complex. I have commissioned three black male writers to each write a poem starting with ‘ I
think I may end up in prison.’ Writer/Collaborators: Nicholas Kaidoo, Zachariah Ezer Josiah Thomas Turner
Videoessay--
A classic (faux) Youtube style video essay about a questionable 90s era video
game with a twist. In this essay we will explore the ethical implications of patient/doctor
confidentiality, consent, and video games. Co-Creator: Zachariah Ezer Collaborators: Saylor Dement.
Ashley Bowen. SImone Thomas. Katya Lopez. Rosanna Pineda
Solo Sesh: Hi, Thoughts--
A mostly audio experience where the performer embarks on a
stream of consciousness journey where they let their thoughts come to them naturally as they
are without qualifying or changing them. Maybe the viewer experiences this track during a sesh
of their own, and let us all say hello to the thoughts that pop in and out of our heads.
Gender: A Photo Essay--
Gender is hard. A photo essay where the artist works through his
own gender identity in an attempt to figure out where he may lie on his own gender spectrum.
He decided to put gender expression through clothing on a scale from 1 to 10. What do you
think the correct order is? Co-Creator: Harri Horsely
Bonus Track! A Failed Project--
Listen to the artist talk podcast style about one project he just
couldn’t get right!
Special Thanks--
Braxton Rae would like to give special thanks to everyone who has contributed to this album in various ways including; Ashley Bowen. Tamar Cimenian.Bess Welden. KJ Sanchez. Morgan Barnes Whitehead. Emily Novack. Makaila Heath. Kristen Osborn. Marissa Angel Barker. Kelsey Jaffer. Tabreya Ryan. Josiah Thomas Turner. Renae Jarret. Kirk Lynn. Avery Munns. Zachariah Ezer. Trinity Gordon. Zoey Crow. Kanya Edmonds. Andrea Hart. Jess Be. Gerald Aviles. Bethany Okezie. Lorne Carter. Nicholas Kaidoo, Zachariah Ezer Josiah Thomas Turner. Saylor Dement. Ashley Bowen. Simone Thomas. Katya Lopez. Rosanna Pineda.Harri Horsley. and the UT Austin College of Fine Arts Diversity Committee.