UNSEEN 2021
16—19 Sept. ’21
HANEEM CHRISTIAN & MICHA SERRAF
Through the medium of photography, the presented artists and their works highlights a conversation between themes of luxury, misfortune and inequality. These notions stems from a personal experience and historical knowledge of discrimination and privilege in terms of race, culture, sexuality, wealth and class.
In 1996, two years after the end of Apartheid, the new South African Constitution illegalised discrimination based on race, colour and sexual orientation. Now, 25 years later, people live in a constitutionally free society, if not always free in practice. Haneem Christan is an activist with a particular focus on representation within the Black and Brown LGBTQIA+ community. Micha Serraf’s intention, however, is not to be an activist of the country’s current social state, but rather to explore his ideas within his work, acknowledging his place within the country.
In 1996, two years after the end of Apartheid, the new South African Constitution illegalised discrimination based on race, colour and sexual orientation. Now, 25 years later, people live in a constitutionally free society, if not always free in practice. Haneem Christan is an activist with a particular focus on representation within the Black and Brown LGBTQIA+ community. Micha Serraf’s intention, however, is not to be an activist of the country’s current social state, but rather to explore his ideas within his work, acknowledging his place within the country.
AMSTERDAM, NL
