Couldn’t join us for this conversation among socially engaged artists? Watch it back here.
Artists and activists have always played a fundamental role in transformative social change. With the Covid-19 pandemic emphasising global inequalities and exposing the violent systems that uphold them, we turned to socially engaged artists, or artivists, to provide a language for these challenging times and to illuminate the ways forward.
Watch back the conversation from the event, where we asked: dhiiga kuma dhaqaaqo? Does your blood not move? We asked this question with reference to the Somali-British poet Warsan Shire, in the face of injustice and in commune with each other - to emphasise the importance of community and building strength from and with each other.
Over the course of the event, you will hear from Nandini Moitra (India), Elsie Ayotunde Cullen (Nigeria/UK) and Anthem Republiq (Kenya) as they share their practice and explore the ways we can collaborate and collectively create transnational solidarity among artivists.
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Each year, Autograph has an Open Call for event proposals from emerging cultural producers who are working on a new or early stage project. For successful applicants, Autograph provides a budget, curatorial fee, and support to help make the event happen. We're proud that Art Futures Dream Tank is a result of our 2020 Open Call.
Images: banner image by Jônatas Moreira [detail] (Instagram: @jonatxs.art)
Autograph is a place to see things differently. Since 1988, we have championed photography that explores issues of race, identity, representation, human rights and social justice, sharing how photographs reflect lived experiences and shape our understanding of ourselves and others.