Meena Kandasamy: A Wise One, a Warrior Publikationen of colonial whalers fishing their

of colonial whalers fishing their prey almost to extinction in the South Pacific

an audio installation with sounds of Nigeria

Includes contributions from George Okello Abungu (Nairobi)

Maße Verpackung: H: 36 cm

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Meena Kandasamy: A Wise One, a Warrior Publikationen of colonial whalers fishing theirObjects talk back Meena Kandasamy contemplates the Mithuna couple, a 17th century ivory sculpture from Tamil Nadu, India. Starting from this depiction of lovers, the author unfolds a multilayered narrative that moves in several directions through images, questions, and contradictions. "How can we look at this piece without talking about who created it?" she asks, examining how caste and class are as indelibly etched into the object as its physical