Periagoge
Scenario

How to navigate expectations of African visual identity

Every gallery wants work that looks obviously African to them and when I submit my abstract pieces they say it could be from anywhere as if that is somehow wrong

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The artist encounters the reduction of complex cultural identity to marketable aesthetic signifiers.

Your guide for this
Mura
Mura works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with African aesthetics — across the continent?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.