The Last Place They Thought Of

“The Last Place They Thought Of” explores and thinks about notions of territory and space from a black and female or non-binary perspective, offering stories rarely told and not shared enough. This exhibition is curated by Sorana Munsya. Its title is taken from a chapter in intellectual Kathrine McKittrick’s essay, and invites us to reflect on the possibility of a black conceptualization of geography, in opposition to what the latter calls traditional, non-black geography.

Black geography would be multiscalar, taking into account not only the materiality of places, but also their imaginations, representations and experiences. This exhibition, which brings together several artistic disciplines including installation, video, performance and photography, is based on the reflections and creations of these different women and black artists living in different parts of the globe. Each poses the question of how social position alters the shape of spaces and retraces geographical lines. In doing so, we can begin to think about how spaces can be considered, and how the knowledge and experience of those placed on the margins can thicken and transform them.

This exhibition project brings together the works of the following black women artists: Lungiswa Gqunta, Son Gweha, Gaëlle Choisne, Godelive Kasangati, Lou Cocody-Valentino, Michele Magema, Monica de Miranda, Zohra Opoku, MIMI Green, Melissandre Varin and Ophélie Mac coco.

A film program will unfold on the 14th of December, the 18th of January and the 15th of February. More information about the detailed schedule will follow here.