Centering on the importance of community and collaboration, a new public exhibition curated by Ekow Eshun presents work by eight contemporary photographers working at the intersection of documentary, art and activism
Can photography change the world?
Exploring art as a form of protest, agency and actualisation, the Art and Activism Collection shines a light on photographers who are using their practice to confront some of the most pressing social and political injustices of our time.
From Misan Harriman’s viral coverage of London’s Black Lives Matter protests to Zanele Muholi’s defiant representations of Black queerness in South Africa, these articles examine the radical potential of the photographic medium.