Continuing on from the Montenegro post, researching an artist for Botswana has proved challenging for me. Botswana artists fly under the radar of Google searches and Instagram sleuthing. It seems that Botswana art is more of a local scene, instead engaging communities through READ MORE
Marina Abramović at the Royal Academy: Performing Without the Performance Artist
The Marina Abramović retrospective, the RA's latest show, is revolutionary in its nature as the first dedicated to a female artist. Yet, unlike her renowned 2010 piece The Artist is Present, where Abramović stares back into eyes of the visitors of New York's MoMa, the artist is, READ MORE
Tsedaye Makonnen’s Monuments to the Lost Bodies of Black Women
Ethiopian American Tsedaye Makonnen's work explores the impact of police brutality and migration through the lens of intersectional feminism. Although much of the aesthetic representation of her work remains deeply embedded in the visual culture of her Ethiopian roots, Makonnen READ MORE
Hanusha Somasuunderam and Sri Lanka’s Tea Industry
One of Sri Lanka's biggest exports is tea. It's climate makes it a great spot for tea making. In fact, it is the country's biggest export, employing over 1 million people. If you know Ceylon Black Tea, you know Sri Lanka's tea, or do we? The industry's success has come at a cost, READ MORE
Why China Might Be a Projection of Everyone’s Future
Hanging out in China is like hanging out in some crazy dystopian future. It's maybe one of the most obscurely technologically advanced countries in the world. I say obscure, because the Chinese authorities take this technological advancement to a scary level through security and READ MORE