In “I Have the Remote”, I am use the mediums of paint, film, and photography to remake history. Specifically, my history as a personal journey shedding light on my experience of growing up as a black woman engaged with art around me and cinematography that stands before me, as it has been part of my formative education of the reality you and I stand in.

By inserting myself into these scenes, I’m not simply paying homage to these films; I’m reimagining film stills as a two-dimensional visual interpretation of personal reflection and connection that I share within the context of emotion portrayed in the films. The imagery may be rooted in films, yet transformed visually to center my voice and my story.

Through this series, I aim to communicate the depth of my experience, letting each painting reflect back a different layer of me, Renai Heath.

This is my invitation to viewers to witness me, I Have The Remote.