Indigo Waves and Other Stories: Re-Navigating the Afrasian Sea and Notions of Diaspora
6 April to 13 August 2023
Taking the stories and histories of the Indian Ocean as its departure point, the group exhibition Indigo Waves and Other Stories: Re-Navigating the Afrasian Sea and Notions of Diaspora brings together several contemporary artists, musicians, writers and thinkers to investigate, unpack and shed light on some of the smaller and bigger historical, cultural and linguistic links between the continents of Africa and Asia.
Jennifer Tee, Tampan Sessile Beings, Sacred Shrine, 2022
courtesy: the artist and Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam
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6 April to 13 August 2023
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Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri 11:00–19:00
Sat, Sun 10:00–19:00
Tue closed
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7 / reduced 5
Admission to all exhibitions
The Indian Ocean has been considered the oldest continuum in human history. The multi-chapter exhibition thus approaches this ocean as a communal horizon from which to read Afrasian (that is, belonging to both Africa and Asia) histories of forced and unforced movement through cultural affiliation, mercantile encounter and colonial empire. The exhibition features works by Kelani Abass, Malala Andrialavidrazana, Shiraz Bayjoo, Rossella Biscotti, M’barek Bouhchichi, Nikhil Chopra, Tishani Doshi, Köken Ergun, Adama Delphine Fawundu, Clara Jo, Jasmine Nilani Joseph, Jeewi Lee, Lavanya Mani, Oscar Murillo, Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor, Dominic Sansoni, Jennifer Tee, Jack Beng-Thi, Abdourahman Waberi, Sim Chi Yin, Kudzanai Violet-Hwami and Belinda Zhawi among others.
Curated by Natasha Ginwala, Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung with Michelangelo Corsaro
In partnership with SAVVY Contemporary, Berlin; Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town; VASL Artists’ Association, Karachi; and BLAK C.O.R.E. (Care of Radical Energy) at the University of Melbourne