Rethinking Aesthetics of Colony

Platform for studies on translation and political imagination of the diaspora. Through meetings held in person and online throughout 2019 and 2020, participants conducted studies and research that led to translations of texts by black diaspora authors, drawings, and interviews. The platform is a collaborative process and has been a factor in the interweaving of different actions and works, encompassing fields of political, social, and ethical-aesthetic action. Rethinking Aesthetics of Colony  has had three manifestations so far: the eponymous artistic residency held in Johannesburg, South Africa; the performance 2021 Spell to Become Invisible and film 2021: carta à leitora preta do fim dos tempos; and the study group 2021: Sweet potato, focused on researching processes of rooting and uprooting and how they interact with Afro-diasporic positions in contemporary times.

Special thanks to the independent space NGO that hosted the performance.