Jacolby Satterwhite creates hyper-charged video work that sees virtual realms and visceral live-action art collide. Renowned for his gruelling five-hour performances on the subway and provocative use of CGI, the New York native talks to director Danilo Parra about his creative inspirations in today's short. “Modern dance and voguing are animistic practices, which borrow postures from Renaissance painting and Egyptian hieroglyphs,” says Satterwhite, whose series Reifying Desire is currently part of the 2014 Whitney Biennial. “However, I'm not interested in political ideas. For me it’s more about how angles and compositions assist me in making a beautiful image.” The film was made for Black Eye, a new group show curated by former Deitch Projects and Pace Gallery Director Nicola Vassell that explores black identity in the 21st Century; 26 artists including Jayson Musson, Kehinde Wiley and Wangechi Mutu also feature. “As a millennial artist, I firmly believe in collapsing symbols and spaces,” says Satterwhite,.“I raise my iconoclast flag proud. That is my role in Black Eye: I am the voice of IDGF.”

Black Eye runs through May 24 at 57 Walker Street, New York.