Juneteenth Celebration WSG DJ Pressure (Live DJ Set)

Join us for a special event Juneteenth Celebration at LIGHTSTRUCK PHENOM, the LAST evening to experience Raymar’s debut solo exhibition examining his evolving sense of self.

You’re invited to an exclusive Live DJ set by DJ PRESSURE and individual photography portrait sessions and workshop with Raymar. Show up dressed up and celebrate Detroit’s creative community in honor of Juneteenth.

Detroit hosts numerous Juneteenth (June 19th) celebrations across the city all weekend, ranging from community cookouts and block parties to library events and historical markets. This celebration of Black culture, Black history, Black resistance, Black art, and Black community invites community and friends across the city to commemorate Juneteenth as more than a federal holiday, but a cultural commemoration of freedom.

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

“LIGHTSTRUCK PHENOM” is an act of resolution: through the exhibition, Raymar confronts the tension between stillness and avoidance, asking what it means to face what lies within rather than move past it. The work embraces the notion that forward movement often requires direct engagement with discomfort — and that “the only way out is through.”

The concept originates from a guided meditation exercise from college, when asked to visualize a door— an entry point to an unknown space. Raymar encountered a barrier — a door constructed of metal tiles, without a handle, immovable and unresolved. This image became a lasting metaphor for uncertainty, stagnation, and the psychological weight of transition at a pivotal moment in their life.

“LIGHTSTRUCK PHENOM” invites viewers to reflect on their own moments of pause and transition, and to consider the resources—often already within reach—that make movement forward possible.