Join us as we welcome our 2026 Eros Artist Fellow, Simone Reynolds, into her three-month residency at House of the Lorde. This opening gathering invites us into her world through a screening of their short film, A Body of Water, followed by a conversation and kiki.

Together, we’ll sit with the film, hear from Simone about her practice, and open space for dialogue, reflection, and connection. Rooted in their residency’s focus on beauty fugitivity, and world-building, this evening offers a gentle entry point into the work that will unfold over their time with us.

Please note this is a masked event.

About Simone

Simone Reynolds (she/they) is a Black queer interdisciplinary artist, community arts educator, and medicine maker from the Southside of Chicago, by way of the Afrofuture. They stem from the artistic lineages of the Black churchy Hoodoo, the Chicago diaspora, and the creative technologies of their ancestors from…