Book Launch — Time & Its Travelers w. Schessa Garbutt & Ajani Brannum

BOOK LAUNCH — Time & Its Travelers w. Schessa Garbutt & Ajani Brannum

Join us for a mind-expanding journey into queer & bipoc experiences of time in conversation with artist & performer Ajani Brannum and designer/book curator/near-futurist Schessa Garbutt as they discuss the process of self-publishing Time & Its Travelers, time travel, and the role of futurists in an era where culture and tech are rapidly advancing toward science fiction-like horizons. Garbutt will read one of the book's short stories and sign copies at the end of the event.
Time & Its Travelers (2025) is an anthology of creative writing, art, and design on themes of time and near-futurism— centering queer, trans, and BIPOC visions and voices, and dedicated to Octavia E Butler. If time is a construct and a tool, how might our relationships to it shapes our pasts, presents, and futures?
About Schessa Garbutt
Schessa Garbutt (they/them) is a Belizean-American artist and near-futurist. Garbutt’s creative practice spans digital design, visual identity, writing, illustration, typeface design, and oneironautics. In 2020, they founded Firebrand Creative House, an award-winning design studio based in Inglewood, CA. Collaborators include The Nap Ministry, Black Wealth Data Center, and California State Parks. Recently, they have been organizing local art happenings. Garbutt holds a B.A. in Design from the University of Southern California and a certificate from Type West.
About Ajani Brannum (moderator)
Ajani Brannum investigates the forces that persist - for better, for worse, for otherwise - in and through our living. Ajani draws heavily on the knowledges they inherit as a Black queer maker with southern roots, honoring and extending the ancestral wisdoms that animate their craft. Ajani has created spaces of encounter with REDCAT, ODC, Human Resources Los Angeles, Materials & Applications, Highways Performance Space, Los Angeles Performance Practice, in classrooms, on tabletops and screens, and when no one is looking. Photo credit: Matt Savitsky

Host or Publisher Firebrand Creative House