From October 2nd, we invited you to visit our the solo exhibition of our next resident Amado Alfadni. The exhibition Askari Soldiers is organised in the context of Afrovibes Festival and as part of an annual collaboration between the Thami Mnyele Foundation and Afrovibes Foundation. 

On October 5th, at Framer Framed, we invite you to a talk by Amado Alfadni and Jay Pather, artistic director of Afrovibes.

The exhibition consists of a series of digital photographs and a collection of fabrics exploring the history of the Askari. Askari Soldiers is one of Alfadni’s socio-political art projects on the history of the Askari (Arabic and Swahili for a military soldier). The Askari refers to the enslaved Sudanese soldier who served in the European colonial armies in Africa in the 19th and 20th centuries. 

Amado Alfadni is an Egyptian-born Sudanese visual artist. His work opens a dialogue on identity and politics. By looking at forgotten historical events, he questions the power dynamics between the individual and authorities on a social and political level.

Amado Alfadni has been selected to receive the Thami Mnyele Foundation Award. During Afrovibes Festival he is in a residency at the Thami Mnyele Foundation, exhibiting a selection of his work at Framer Framed. The exhibition is open until 12 October. Amado will join us in the residency at the end of September.

More info here and here