Hazel V. Carby discusses how Indigenous artists showcase ecocide repercussions. They challenge traditional maps, redefine artistic representation, and intersect Black and Indigenous narratives. The podcast explores hidden histories, systemic inequalities, social challenges, and environmental consequences through photography and podcasts.
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Indigenous artists challenge invisibility of ecocide and genocide through disruptive art forms.
Artists like Jean Quick-to-See Smith critique historical erasures and invite reevaluation of dominant narratives.
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Challenging Settler Colonial Legacies - A Visual Narrative of Environmental Injustice
The lecture delves into the works of indigenous artists to illuminate forgotten histories entwined with environmental crises. One artist, Will Wilson, captures the consequences of energy production on indigenous lands, highlighting disparities in benefit and pollution. The photographs challenge viewers to see beyond the surface, exposing hidden histories and inequalities embedded in the landscapes.
Reimagining Artistic Representation - Subverting Dominant Narratives through Visual Art
Jean Quick-to-See Smith's painting '50 Shades of White' playfully critiques whiteness dominance, inviting a rethink of historical narratives. The artwork questions erasures and invisible presences within the US map, offering a multi-layered interpretation. By subverting traditional representation, Smith prompts viewers to reflect on the untold histories and silenced voices.
Art as Witness - Crafting New Curatorial Frameworks for Emancipatory Narratives
The conversation broadens to the role of indigenous artists as witnesses to capitalist modernity's violent legacies on the environment. Through innovative forms of visual art, including painting and photography, artists like Michael Namingha provoke sustained attention to ecological catastrophes. By connecting art to political movements against environmental injustices, the lecture emphasizes the urgent need for new curatorial languages to disrupt dominant Western frameworks and reimagine representation.
In her recent LRB Winter Lecture, Hazel V. Carby discussed ways contemporary Indigenous artists are rendering the ordinarily invisible repercussions of ecocide and genocide visible. She joins Adam Shatz to expand on the artists discussed in her lecture, and how they disrupt the ways we’re accustomed to seeing borders, landmasses, and landscapes empty – or emptied – of people.
Find the lecture and further reading on the episode page: lrb.me/carbypod