London. — Gabrielle Ione Hickmon

you were the last place I went before everything happened.
i still had all of my hair the last time i was here.
you’re a place i come to when I need to get my bearings.
i’ve been every version of myself with you.

London. April 2022.

Ocular Proof is a project documenting how I act on places and they act on me. It follows in the tradition of Black women travelers throughout history who journeyed across the globe, often returning to where they were from with ocular proof¹ that was gathered via personal accounts of what they saw and experienced in various destinations.

¹ Gunning, S. (2021). Moving home: gender, place, and travel writing in the early Black Atlantic. Duke University Press.