Rezaire s work traces the transoceanic fibre optic matrix that runs deep through the oceans. Franco guyano danish new media artist tabita rezaire s deep down tidal is a searing critique of the inequalities that pervade our society through the internet. Afrofuturism is not only applicable to an african american context but extends to africans and the african diaspora.
The term coined by cultural critic mark dery in his 1994 essay black to the future refers to an aesthetic that infuses science fiction and fantasy with cultures of the african diaspora. Artists such as david alabo who s based in accra and who s work is. Afrofuturism the cultural aesthetic has its roots in african american art and music but is experiencing a renaissance.
There were numerous movies about alien invasions landing on the moon and exploration. The 1950s was a great era for science fiction. Though the term afrofuturism was not coined until the 1990s afrofuturistic music and aesthetics became apparent and common the 1950s.
See more ideas about neon aesthetic dark skin aesthetic. Jul 28 2018 your dark skin glitters like the galaxy belt baby. Afrofuturism is a cultural aesthetic that combines science fiction history and fantasy to explore the african american experience and aims to connect those from the black diaspora with their forgotten african ancestry.
Afrofuturism is an aesthetic centered around an afrocentric view of the future it shares some similarity to solarpunk which is something of a misnomer itself since solarpunk is a less dystopian worldview compared to cyberpunk and buys into the philosophy that the future is black afrofuturism is one of the rare aesthetics that can encompass the visual medium fashion the written word and. Afrofuturism addresses themes and concerns of the african diaspora through technoculture and science fiction. It was coined by mark dery in 1993 and explored in the late 1990s through conversations led by alondra nelson.
Afrofuturism is a cultural aesthetic philosophy of science and philosophy of history that explores the developing intersection of african diaspora culture with technology.
