
2024-09-18
Amado Alfadni: exhibition Askari Soldiers at Framer Framed, Afrovibes
As part of an annual collaboration between the Thami Mnyele Foundation and Afrovibes Foudnation, we invite you to visit a solo exhibition of our next residency award winner Amado Alfadni. The exhibition Askari Soldiers will take place at Framer Framed, and is on show from 3 to 12 October.
On October 5th, 3pm at Framer Framed, we invite you to a talk by Amado Alfadni and Jay Pather, artistic director of Afrovibes.
The exhibition consists of a series of digital photographs and a collection of fabrics exploring the history of the Askari. Askari Soldiers is one of Alfadni’s socio-political art projects on the history of the Askari (Arabic and Swahili for a military soldier). The Askari refers to the enslaved Sudanese soldier who served in the European colonial armies in Africa in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Amado Alfadni is an Egyptian-born Sudanese visual artist. His work opens a dialogue on identity and politics. By looking at forgotten historical events, he questions the power dynamics between the individual and authorities on a social and political level.
Amado Alfadni has been selected to receive the Thami Mnyele Foundation Award. During Afrovibes Festival he is in a residency at the Thami Mnyele Foundation, exhibiting a selection of his work at Framer Framed. Amado will join us in the residency at the end of September.
Photo: Amado Alfadni REIMAGE | RESTORE | 50 x70cm, Digital art on Paper (2/5) | 2021.
Amado Alfadni website