In *Six Count* (2018), Derek Fordjour layers acrylic, charcoal, oil pastel, and foil on newspaper laid down on canvas to create a richly textured work that speaks to themes of performance, struggle, and visibility. The newspaper foundation lends the piece a sense of archival urgency, as if the figures or events depicted are simultaneously documented and obscured by history. Housed in the artist's own frame, the work asserts a complete, self-contained vision that reflects Fordjour's deep engagement with Black identity, athleticism, and the spectacle of human endurance.