GENDERS Exhibit at the Science Gallery London

This seasons exhibit GENDERS at the Science Gallery London, looks at genders and the relationship with science, as well as factors like class, culture, race, age and sexuality.

Six photographs by the Nigerian-born photographer, Oluwarotimi (Rotimi) Adebiyi Wahab Fani-Kayode are being shown. He who moved to England at the age of 12 to escape the Nigerian Civil War and co-founded the Association of Black Photographers In 1988, (now known as Autograph ABP).

His work explores the tensions created by sexuality, race, culture and spirituality, using iconography from Yoruban culture and Western traditions through stylised portraits and composition. He passed away in 1989.

I Came Apart at the Seams – Exhibit by Mary Sibande

Having spent some time in South Africa and having witnessed the early transformation it went through after apartheid I was excited to see Mary Sibande’s exhibit at Somerset house in January.



I Came Apart At The Seam’s, was Sibande’s first solo exhibit in the UK addressing the modern history of South Africa with a series of photographic and sculptural works.

This exhibition was a culmination of three series in which Sibande is the model in both the photos and sculptures. Each series is marked by a symbolic change in the color of Sophie’s elaborate handmade costumes. Sophie is Sibande’s avatar and her journey touches on the themes of femininity, blackness, injustice and revolution in South Africa.

In the first series Sophie is wearing the traditional blue uniform of a domestic servant as she dreams of the possibilities denied to her through discrimination and inequality.

In the next series Sophie is seen wearing purple, signifying the bitter struggle against apartheid and the promise of equality. This was in reference to the Purple Rain Protest which took place in 1989, when thousands of anti-apartheid

pro-democracy activists marched on the parliament buildings in Cape Town. The police responded by spraying the protesters with a purple dye to mark the activists identification and arrest.

In the final series Sophie wears red, the color of anger to highlight the continued civil unrest across South Africa.

‘London is Love’ Exhibit

The Southbank Centre recently celebrated the work of Liz Johnson Artur, with the commissioned project ’London is Love’ .
Since arriving in London in 1991 the Russian-Ghanaian artist has been taking photographs across Europe, America, Africa and the Caribbean building on her going series – Black Balloon Archive. The series documents the lives of black people and communities from across the African diaspora.




The photos in London is Love showcased communities and much loved places in Southwark and Lambeth and those on display were chosen by the people and communities they capture.




The huge photographs were displayed on windows and buildings around the South Bank for all to enjoy over the festive season






Introduce Yourself (Example Post)

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You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.

Why do this?

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The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.

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