ABOUT AFROFUTOURISM

Afrofuturism is the reimagining of a future filled with arts, science and technology that combines ideas from the culture and history of Africa.

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Over the past few decades, the scope of technology has critically transformed the face of Africa. Today, technology has also afforded the continent the most comprehensive and effective opportunity to rethink the Global African experience by examining the spectrum of technology within many sectors. This is notable within the creative industries, specifically through digital and new media art practices. These technology-driven arts created today give way to more timely, expansive freedom for the black community to further reimagine an African narrative.

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How is technology transforming the face of Africa with regards to contemporary arts in the digital, futuristic, and mobile paradigm?

Can we say that technology has spiraled the scope of African futurism?

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Arguably, the dynamics of a peripatetic, cultural experience pertaining to Africa and its Diaspora worldwide has been enhanced through this very digital era.

Today, modern culture depends on technology for connectivity, movement, and transportation, all of which are essential features of human survival. This current technological age is also enabling artists to tell stories in ways like never before and to present their works in new contexts and mediums.

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AFROFUTOURISM is a traveling and ongoing exhibition series on African artists and artists of African descent exploring a reimagined African future through a personal or societal perspective while utilizing digital technology in their processes or presentations.

- Somi Nwandu, Curator

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