Loulou João
Loulou João
€85
Giclée - High quality art print with archival inks
on 310gsm Smooth Cotton Rag > 100% cotton paper without optical brighteners
A2 / 42 x 59,4 cm / 16.5 x 23.4 inches
Signed Certificate of Authenticity
Sold as TIMED OPEN EDITION during WAVE 1 (Nov 23 2020 — Dec 5 2020)
Production of the prints will start as soon as the timeframe closes, and we have an exact number how many prints are ordered. All prints will be produced with uttermost care and love, and we strive for the highest standard of quality. We aim to ship within 4 weeks once the timeframe is closed. If you select the option ‘pick up in the studio’, we will provide a timeframe and address, to minimise contact between people.
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About the artist
Loulou João is an afrobelgian 3d illustrator and animator, due to her mixed roots she developed an interdimensional worldview. Because of this, she approaches political, cultural, socio-economic and historical aspects of the white world in an analytical way. Investigating how white superiority is upheld and how it affects her own identity and position within this societal setting.
She attempts to shine a different light on the narration and representation of black and mixed women. She sees blackness as a technology. One that is constantly evolving to survive and go up against objectification and oppression.
By making use of 3d software, she visualizes her own reality. A digital world that consists of candy coated squishy plastic objects. Within this reality she is able to focus on the expression of her own true self without any constructs weighing her down. And she can create her own safe space, giving her the opportunity to reflect on the struggles she faces in the physical world.
@louloujoao
www.louloujoao.com
Alvorens in het beeldenarchief te snuisteren, las ik “The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action” van Audre Lorde. Hierin praat deze over stilte, hoe de dood de ultieme stilte is en hoe deze stilte een bedrog is naar zichzelf toe, buiten angst geeft het niets. In het doorbreken van die stilte zit dan ook een bron van kracht. Het kan angsten overwinnen, geeft je de mogelijkheid om trouw te zijn aan je eigenheid en banden te leggen met anderen.
Voor dit werk koos ik dan ook om de Black Venus te gebruiken. Zij deed haar debut in het begin van deze zomer in mijn kortfilm Birth of the Black Venus gebaseerd op het eerste hoofdstuk van Sabrina Strings - Fear of the Black Body. Hierin kaartte ik reeds de gevaren aan van onderrepresentatie en het wegcijferen van Afrikaanse diaspora doorheen de geschiedenis.
In dit nieuwe werk “The Black Venus Breaking Her Silence” krijgt ze de opportuniteit de doodsangst te overstijgen en haar bestaan kenbaar te maken.
