CULTURE
Night Bird
Oiseau de Nuit (Night Bird) represents a strong woman proudly wearing her war paint.
Equi-Libre
Francesca Lalanne’s Equi-Libre is part of a series called Lullaby for Haiti. Lullaby for Haiti is driven by the hope for Haiti to get rest following countless years of social and political unrest, which Lalanne’s family fled.
Brayo’s Art
This painting, featuring a pride flag obscuring the identity of a face, symbolizes the possible aftermath of the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill. This person is on the edge of the self- realization that goes with coming out, but fear keeps him or her – like many kuchus – from being totally open.
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Cette peinture, qui représente un drapeau de la fierté, masque l’identité de la personne porteuse, symbolisant la suite probable de la loi Ougandaise contre l’homosexualité. Cette personne est sur le point de s’auto identifiée, étape logique de la sortie du placard, mais la peur la garde – comme de nombreux “kuchus” – d’être entièrement visible.
Nev goes to Germany
An autobiographical document of first love and love lost. Nev went to Germany consists of appropriated visual journal entries, made during a time of heartbreak and later placed into a narrative sequence.