15/04/2023
TYPP #8 - Blind Spot 👁
Pierre-Antoine Vettorello and Nyanchama Okemwa share their research practices on African textiles and their contemporary use in curatorial contexts. By critically re-examining a number of past exhibitions in Belgium, they relate the story of African textiles, their meaning and use in rituals, for memory-making or as spiritual carriers. How can the Belgian curatorial scene showcase African fashion and its fabrics without covering up the wounds of colonialism with the splendour of these textiles? 🧵🪡