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Whose Land Have I Lit on Now?

Whose Land Have I Lit on Now? was a group show presented at the Berlin based art space SAVVY Contemporary and curated by Bonaveture Soh Bejeng Ndikung, Elena Agudio, Denise Ryner and Raisa Galofre.  The work ‘Demythologize That History and Put it to Rest’ artist Marcio Carvalho examines the role that statues, such as that of Otto Von Bismark, play in the promotion of colonial achievement. Through video installation and sculpture Carvalho shows how these objects, without contemporary contextualization, continue to overshadow the histories and perspectives of African communities, presenting a revised and romanticized Eurocentric history that prevents the addressing of the history of oppression of Black Africans. As part of SAVVY’s ‘Fragments’ series, the artist explores how memorials and relics of the colonial past continue to influence our public remembering (or forgetting) and shape our collective memory. Press 1.       Press 2

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