Maintain: Collective Exhibition

September 10, 2022 7:00 pm

Group exhibition with ๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€, ๐—›๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ, ๐—ค๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€, and ๐—ฌ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ.

We know that there can be no healing alone, that it can only be achieved collectively, like justice, like freedom. Yet, the need to survive doesnโ€™t always bring out the most noble version of ourselves, and we are not always ready to come together at the times when doing so is most urgently needed.
We have invited 4 collectives to reflect on their experiences and practices, their legacies and histories. The participating collectives are ๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€, ๐—›๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ, ๐—ค๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€ and Yalla Bala Manyake. We think of the resulting exhibition as a reflection on the challenges of collectivity, as well as the terms and conditions along which collectivities might be formed.