Exhibited:
AcrossRCA: Deviant Design in a House of Old Fears: Questioning Coloniality in Design Theory and Practice, 2017
Wire frame, paper, tape, mirror, fishing line
1.5m x 2m
2017
1.5m x 2m
2017
Coming from a university undergoing a highly politicized decolonization process, I found the blind eye that the United Kingdom and Europe turns towards their colonial history extremely perplexing.
During discussions held over culturally relevant food, screenings and readings, we often touched upon how complicit we are, societally, in perpetuating various colonial constructs.
During discussions held over culturally relevant food, screenings and readings, we often touched upon how complicit we are, societally, in perpetuating various colonial constructs.
Colonial Amnesia was a piece in which I attempt to make the viewers observe their complicity in perpetuating colonial constructs.
The final piece is a 2 metre long blue neuron with fragments of a mirror stuck to its body. Two projectors project videos of decolonial lectures, music videos and documentaries. The mirrors scatter the discourses projected onto the neuron, mirroring the subjectivity of the viewer. The information is fragmented, scattered around the room, mirroring our amnesia brought on by the society we continue to create.
