Guided visit of new exhibition
Join a guided visit of the new exhibition.
In Sea Through Skin, artist Bianca Baldi (SA, 1985) looks at the complex phenomenon of white passing. Being perceived, or made to be perceived, as part of another racial group was dubbed playing white in South African vernacular. The ability to play white relies on one’s proximity to whiteness and was deeply shaped by colonial hierarchies of visibility. Through her image-making practice, Baldi reflects on how identity, perception and power construct how we see – and are seen.
Tour in English.
Join a guided visit of the new exhibition.
In Sea Through Skin, artist Bianca Baldi (SA, 1985) looks at the complex phenomenon of white passing. Being perceived, or made to be perceived, as part of another racial group was dubbed playing white in South African vernacular. The ability to play white relies on one’s proximity to whiteness and was deeply shaped by colonial hierarchies of visibility. Through her image-making practice, Baldi reflects on how identity, perception and power construct how we see – and are seen.
Tour in English.