JONA

JONA

As an artist, my praxis involves deep listening and memory. Whether it’s a documentary, poem, visual art, or soundscape, my creations generate compassion to understand our sense of place in the world(s) we inhabit. Through conversations that traverse the varied terrain of memory and lived experience, my work makes visible the rupture of colonial violence, how we might go about repair, and choosing what we’d like to remember about the lives we are beginning to live again. Through this personal process of shaping my life, I hope to share possibilities for transformation. Main themes of my work explore Black Ecologies, the built environment, culture, and intergenerational knowledge, often drawing from both research and personal narratives.

There are no borders in how stories travel: across oceans, cities, and nations. As a filmmaker, I see my role as part-documentarian, part-archivist, and part-messenger. This is my commitment to creating work that imagines alternative ways of being.

Contact Me
Jonathon.alexander00@gmail.com

Listen in as Brie hosts Jona Alexander to talk about poetry, creativity, filmmaking, and the place of Black study and Black Studies in each.

Fantastic discussion, here or at most streaming services: https://go.umd.edu/JonaAlexander