A new exhibition traces the history of Colombian street parties

'PICO: Un Parlante de Africa en America’ is an ode to Afro-Columbian sound systems.

continent. The history of this relationship, of course, long predates the arrival of picós themselves, harking back to “the time of slavery routes, when coastal cities like Barranquilla and Cartagena played a huge role as points of access in the trade,” the artists explain, with the modern Afro-Colombian diaspora descending from these first arrivals.

Invernomuto and Jim C. Nedd, PICO: Un parlante de África en América . Installation view at Auto Italia, London . Photography; Lucy Parakhina More than colourful local landmarks or local party starters, picós have come to represent a sense of cultural freedom, pride and autonomy in the context of a country starkly divided along racially-informed socio-economic lines. “Sound system cultures are always related to some forms of resistance, creating communities and redefining social relationships,” say Jim and Invernomuto.

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