UNSPOKEN: AFRICAN DIALOGUES Hafsa Hirsi Digital Archivist for Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage The Unspoken African Dialogue opened for private viewing at Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage on 18 January 2024. The aim of the exhibition is to draw attention to the hidden realities of the African Diaspora that are frequently disregarded by society at large. The themes explored are a synthesis of Diaspora-wide issues that shed light on current challenges and the casualties of significant concerns pertaining to the continent and its relationship to the United Kingdom. The exhibition will delve deeper into the historical timeline of colonialism and African countries' struggle towards independence. Although the exhibition will detail Africa's historical colonial legacy, it will additionally explore contemporary aspects that have developed from the continent's post-colonial environment, that has been established through political, social and environmental circumstances. Migration is a prevalent subject in the exhibition, which demonstrates the extraordinary people who comprise a significant component of British art and culture. Notable figures such as Peter Badejo are juxtaposed with historic newspapers that convey the way African immigrants were received in Britain and how they propagate an adverse connotation regarding their immigration. 18
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