Ce livre de Tate Photography explore le travail de l’artiste photographique, conservateur, archiviste et activiste britannique Ajamu X.
This Tate Photography book explores the work of British photographic artist, curator, archivist and activist Ajamu X.
Ajamu X est surtout connu pour sa photographie d’art qui explore le désir du même sexe, l’érotisme et les sensations, et le corps noir queer. En tant que spécialiste de premier plan de l’histoire, du patrimoine et de la mémoire des Noirs britanniques LGBTQ+, son travail d’archiviste et d’activiste documente la vie et les expériences des personnes noires LGBTQ+ au Royaume-Uni.
Ajamu X is best known for his fine art photography which explores same-sex desire, the erotic and sensory, and the Black queer body. As a leading specialist in Black British LGBTQ+ history, heritage and memory, his work as an archivist and activist documents the lives and experiences of Black LGBTQ+ people in the United Kingdom.
‘Self-portraiture then is a way to interrogate not just who I am in terms of my identity and sexuality, but, more importantly, who I can fantasise myself to be.’
‘I think photography privileges the visual, but in the darkroom the other senses kick in: the sonic, the tactility, the smell is important too.’