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Guyanese American artist, educator and former D1 ball player Marlon Forrester has long explored the connection between art and basketball in his paintings and i nstallations. Now, he’s taking that exploration a step further by developing “Out of Bounds,” an immersive, Afrofuturistic community space and public art project at Dewitt Playground in Roxbury.

Visually, “Out of Bounds” is grounded in a few site-specific public art projects created by Forrester and Studio Luz Architects and commissioned by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture of the City of Boston. Lining the basketball courts is the “Mirror of History,” a 54-foot, multi-panel installation showing prominent figures in the Black community from Barack Obama and Martin Luther K

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