Aug Fri 11
This Image Is Not Available In Your Country
12:00 AM           
This Image Is Not Available In Your Country Featuring Artist and Philanthropist Solomon Adufah Curated by: Roe Melloe Is it possible to change a universal archetype, built on a history that has systematically adopted oppressive ideologies against non-western civilizations? Can individuals recreate their own understanding of various identities that are innately alien to them, rather than continuously feeding on what is already reinforced in the current hegemonic structure? It is easy to argue that yes, everyone has the freedom to reason and construct their own notions; yet, what is ultimately constructed can be jaded due to minimal diversity in accessible representations. These depictions are constantly disseminated through mass media, subtly masking and merging the fictional and the real. “This Image Is Not Available In Your Country” combats these initial judgments and reflects on the diversity lost in the deceptive mainstream representation of Africa, exploring a self-referential perspective of the Black Image.

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