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How economic necessity becomes romanticized aesthetic choice

I work with recycled materials because that is what I can afford but Western collectors love it and say it represents African resourcefulness which makes me uncomfortable

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The creator confronts the way material constraints are reinterpreted as intentional cultural expression by outside observers.

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

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