In her practice, Dominique White (*1993) interweaves maritime mythologies of the Black diaspora with the undoing of hydrarchy through the object that unifies both Blackness and the nation-state—the ship. At the core of the works made for this exhibition is the term “shipwreck(ed).” Rather than solely a marker of ruin, White understands this state as a radical reorientation of Black existence and futurity—a site between destruction and creation, trauma and hope, loss and self-empowerment. In this suspension, new forms of thought and being can emerge beyond the norms of a world shaped by colonialism.
There will be a public opening of this exhibit on February 12 from 19:00-22:00; admission is free and the event will be held primarily in English.

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kunsthallebasel.ch/en/exhibitions/dominique-white

Where
Kunsthalle Basel
Steinenberg 7
4051 Basel

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