The Founders Pillars & The Power Loom
World Premiere

The Founders Pillars & The Power Loom

Official Selection - Immersive
| South Africa | 12 MINUTES | English
Black & African American Diaspora Stories, Expressions of Black Freedom

The Founders Pillars is a two-part installation: The Power Loom, a multimedia installation that digitally weaves African textiles, and a site-specific Augmented Reality (AR) experience that uses those very patterns and visualizations to transform the columns of the New York Stock Exchange into a memorial to enslaved peoples. By Lesiba Mabitsela, Meghna Singh, and Simon Wood.

This project is included in the Tribeca Immersive 2025: In Search of Us exhibition alongside 10 other works. Ticket includes all Tribeca Immersive projects located at WSA. Click here for full program and details.


Cast & Credits
Project Creator
Lesiba Mabitsela, Meghna Singh, Simon Wood
Key Collaborator
Michael Carter
Fri June 06 - Sun June 29
1:00 - 7:00 PM Daily
WSA

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