Precious Okoyomon's 'It's Dissociating Season' Screens at Julia Stoschek Foundation LA
On February 18, 2026, Precious Okoyomon's 2019 single-channel video piece, 'It's Dissociating Season,' was showcased at the Variety Arts Theater within the Julia Stoschek Foundation in Los Angeles. This roughly four-minute video depicts an animated bear gliding through a forest while clutching a blunt, accompanied by a voiceover from the artist's brother recounting a harrowing near-fatal interaction with law enforcement. The work draws inspiration from Okoyomon's 2017 poem of the same name, employing stream-of-consciousness to explore themes such as trauma, identity, substance use, racial violence, and the queer experience. Displayed on a pink Disney-branded television, the video contrasts playful aesthetics with serious issues, probing the psychological impacts of racism and state violence on the Black body in modern America.
Key facts
- Precious Okoyomon's 'It's Dissociating Season' (2019) is a single-channel video artwork.
- The video lasts approximately four minutes.
- It features an animated bear floating through a forest while holding a blunt.
- The voiceover is narrated by the artist's brother and describes a near-fatal encounter with police.
- The work is based on Okoyomon's 2017 poem of the same title.
- The video is often presented on a pink Disney-branded television.
- The work addresses themes of dissociation, trauma, substance use, identity, queer experience, and racial violence.
- It was screened at the Julia Stoschek Foundation in Los Angeles, Variety Arts Theater, on February 18, 2026.
Entities
Artists
- Precious Okoyomon
Institutions
- Julia Stoschek Foundation
- Variety Arts Theater
Locations
- Los Angeles
- United States