AstroBlackness Vibes & The Age OF Ascension Tings! Exploring Afrofuturistic Use of Art As A Spiritual African Invention
<p><strong>The final question is<em>, what does this mean, and why does this matter?</em></strong>These answers are embedded in the Wakandan vibranium nano-circuit fibres of the exhibition,<a href="https://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/WhatsOn/index.cfm?id=10821&festival_id=338" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"> <em>Ascension Tech</em></a>, by the multimedia and transdisciplinary Nigerian-Canadian artist — Adeyemi Adegbesan. Adeyemi, whose name means “royalty befits me,” majestic manifested a conceptual show filled with screaming reminders that at the nucleus of Afrofuturism’s common structure (from the movement, artworks and discourse) is spirituality and positioning of the African ancestors. Without a connection to their vibe, there is no future, not just for people of African descent but essentially humankind<a href="https://medium.com/@qvercetty/astroblackness-vibes-the-age-of-ascension-tings-49f207a4b6f5#_edn2" rel="noopener ugc nofollow">[ii]</a>. As dramatic as this may sound, this is an excellent time to let google or social media remind you that throughout history, African people were the common denominator of human advancement no matter how much Eurocentric teaching tries to deny this sentiment. </p>
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