Commission

Multiple artists

Decentralise

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Decentralise invites you to take part in the creation of imaginary worlds and connect with Black cultural history at the same time with this playful interactive art project. Using objects curated from previous Somerset House exhibitions to augment the history of Black British art, follow the steps to create your very own digital artwork and then submit it to our Decentralised archive.

About

Decentralise invites you to engage virtually with over 16 key objects from, and inspired by, Somerset House’s exhibition past, spanning Afro-nowism, Afrofuturism, political arts and disobedient objects, through design, interaction and play.

Using these objects as materials, you are able to build your own artistic creations and contribute to the Decentralise archive, exploring how themes from the exhibition archive relate to the personal and collective experiences of what it means to be Black and British.

Credits

    Commissioned by Somerset House

    Produced in collaboration with Jahnavi Inniss, Okocha Obasi, RHYANRHYANART, Zak Agnew, Nkechinyere Nwobani-Akanwo, Kayleigh De Sousa, COMUZI, Seamus White, and Rifke Sadleir.

Supporters

  • Art Fund
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