With Ripples, we aim to analyze both past and present colonial impacts, including territorial invasion and the appropriation of physical objects or creative ideas that led to misrepresentations and injustices. We observe the vilification of the unfamiliar and the celebration of the self by revisiting or reinventing one’s identity to endure and heal through the wounds.
Who among us does not belong to the diaspora? Globalisation, one might argue in the context of colonialism and capitalist economic turns, but transnationalism that transcends imperialistic hegemony requires conscious, thoughtful, and careful translation/mediation. When transnationalism, whether it be geographical, social, or conceptual, is imposed and controlled, it perpetuates colonisation through hierarchy and violence, often in ways so subtle they reach the level of the subconscious.
By embracing the ripple, the waves over time, we aim to unlearn our current knowledge by reassessing the presence of colonial influences, proactively adopting new ways of thinking and practice, and celebrating that were once lost, repressed, or omitted. This polyvocal process may be painful and risk conceptual appropriation. Thus we gathered as a group aiming to cultivate full consciousness, transparently displaying each intention, and learning from the diverse strategies of different entities and individuals.
While sharing our own insights, we invite you to continue this dialogue with us to expand the diversity of strategies we could take to analyse decoloniality. Therefore, we cordially invite you to the artist talks and workshops. Together, we can further explore themes like the history of control, resistance, and knowledge; transnational ways of knowing and valuing repatriation; and the emergence and rediscovery of hidden narratives as the ripples of diaspora flow.
