A World in Common: Contemporary African Photography at Tate Modern by DredieMann
YOU COULD tell by the passion and exuberant fervour exuded by Chief curator Osei Bonsu in his press briefing prior to the opening of ‘’, that this was a big deal.
Addressing the media, Bonsu explained: “When it came to ways to present an exhibition of contemporary African photography I knew that it couldn’t be a standard historiographic survey that went from decade to decade it would have to be a kind of feedback loop and repetitions and this kind of lyrical that artists, particularly artists that engage with the lens, are constantly asking questions about the way that we perceive of or understand history.
Since the invention of photography in the 19 century, Africa has been broadly defined by Western images of its cultures and traditions. For centuries before the colonial period, many African societies were governed as kingdoms where ancient dynasties held an important role in the shaping of spiritual and cultural identity.
In photographic works by Leonce Raphael Agbodjélou, Edson Chagas, Wura-Natasha Ogunji, Zina Saro-Wiwa, it becomes a powerful medium for the activation of cultural memory and collective identity. “Articulated in Mbembe’s powerful concept of ‘a world in common’, this universal humanity offers a path towards new ways of inhabiting the world.”
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