'Brava!' at MASS MoCA in the New York Times

In Brake Run Helix, Hill inverts the experience of riding a roller coaster, transforming it from a shared ritual of joy and terror to an individual performance: only one person may ride the roller coaster, Brava!, at a time. In the United States, amusement parks were contested sites throughout Jim Crow-era desegregation efforts for equitable access to pleasure, leisure, and recreation. For Hill, roller coasters are public monuments to the possibility of attaining joy—which, as he notes, is “a critical component of social equity.”

Click here to read about EJ Hill’s rollercoaster installation Break Run Helix at MASS MoCA.

Installation shot of ‘Brava'!’ at MASS MoCA

Image courtesy of MASS MoCA