The group exhibition WHO ARE WE IF NOT NATURE presents video, installation and photographic works by the artists KARIMAH ASHADU (*1985), ZANA 'NDEBELE SUPERHERO' MASOMBUKA (*1995), ZOHRA OPOKU (*1976), BUHLEBEZWE SIWANI (*1987) & CARRIE MAE WEEMS (*1953) that reflect our holistic interconnectedness with nature and the cosmos from a Black feminist perspective. Poetically as well as investigative-critically they explore the relationship between our natural and physical heritage.
In doing so, the works point not only to the socioeconomic outcomings of a historically patriarchal and colonial understanding of nature that manifests itself in corporate capitalism and environmental racism, but also to the spiritual and collective implications of Black feminist resistance. Thus, especially in the discourse around sustainability, Black women show up as active subjects for ecological change. Nature is their realm to connect to their own ancestral roots and develop a reciprocal and inclusive understanding of our world.



Opening: June 3, 2023, 7 pm, in presence of the artist Zana 'Ndebele Superhero' Masombuka and Karimah Ashadu
The event is fully booked.
Opening hours: Thursday – Sunday, 2–6pm
M.Bassy e.V.
Schlüterstraße 80, 20146 Hamburg
The exhibition is funded by the Ministry of Culture and Media Hamburg and by the program NEUSTART KULTUR implemented by Stiftung Kunstfonds initiated by the Federal Republic of Germany.
