Wed, 24 May
|London
Ode to the Ancestors
See archival photographs from the 1920s to the present day, celebrating both African heritage and the contributions of Africans to their own histories.
Time & Location
24 May, 10:00 – 03 Dec, 17:30
London, 100 London Rd, London SE23 3PQ, UK
About the event
https://www.horniman.ac.uk/event/ode-to-the-ancestors/
A sister exhibition featuring the same images is being held by National Museums of Kenya, at Fort Jesus.
The two exhibitions commemorate the many African Kenyan archaeologists whose names are absent from archaeological archives.
The historic images and stories of African archaeologists are presented alongside new works by a group of young people with African and Caribbean heritage in the UK.
Their exhibits express what reclaiming African history means to them.
Students in Kenya have also undertaken research and their findings will be available online.
Sherry DavisOde to the Ancestors is curated by musician, filmmaker and curator, Sherry Davis.
A former Community Action Researcher, Sherry has spent much of 2022 researching the names of Kenyan archaeologists, conservators and heritage professionals, in partnership with photographer and researcher Okoko Ashikoye and colleagues at National Museums of Kenya.
Sherry is reclaiming her family’s history, inspired by her grandfather Karisa Ndurya. Karisa played an important role excavating ancient monuments in Kenya from the 1940s to 70s, but his name – along with those of his peers – is nowhere to be found at the sites.