Credit: Olúwáṣọlá Kẹ́hìndé Olówó-Aké, Ahọn Dudu (detail), 2021, photograph.
I see; I breathe; I am!
Artists Nancy Ainomugisha and Olúwáṣọlá Kẹ́hìndé Olówó-Aké expand the conversation on how society interprets Blackness.
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Curated by the Black Arts Centre, this exhibition builds on the theme of plurality of Blackness presented in the Concealed Cultures: Visualizing the Black Vernacular exhibition. Going beyond the theme of representation, Nancy Ainomugisha and Olúwáṣọlá Kẹ́hìndé Olówó-Aké use storytelling, photography, and film to expand the conversation on how society interprets Blackness. A thought-provoking dialogue emerges from the personal narratives of these two artists that highlights the multifaceted nature of the Black female and femme experience.
About the Black Arts Centre
Located in the heart of Surrey, directly beneath Surrey Central Station, the Black Arts Centre exists to support and celebrate Black art and artists across a variety of disciplines at a local, national, and international scale, by hosting exhibitions, performances, events, workshops, and other diverse programming. The Black Arts Centre is a response to our community’s need for a Black-friendly art and gathering space that is culturally relevant and accessible. The Centre not only conceptualizes art in an everyday sense, but also aims to foster mutual, transformational relationships that connect our community to artistic and cultural Black experiences year-round.
Curators: Arshi Chadha, Olumoroti (Moroti) Soji-George, and Vanessa Fajemisin from the Black Arts Centre
Origin of Exhibition: Surrey Art Gallery
Olúwáṣọlá Kẹ́hìndé Olówó-Aké, Ahọn Dudu, 2021, photograph.