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OSTzine contains essays by Lennon Mhishi and Esi Eshun. The hand-bound zine was prodeuced in an edition of 60 and documents our project residency and exhibition at OPENing Gallery, Bank, London in August & September 2023.
“Free the Obas” series captures the poignant narrative of the British looting in Nigeria in 1879, in which I aim reimagine justice through the lens of screen print. The amalgamation of the Oba’s head with the iconic British Lady Justice statue prompts reflection on historical injustices. Beyond the return of artifacts, in this particular work I am questioning what constitutes true justice.
Scan of watercolour painting made in response to Pitt Rivers Museum 1938.8.1
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Shadow River Goddess
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‘Shadow: River Goddess’  embodies the Spirit of the Walbrook River ~ a prominent river at the heart of Bank, the financial district and historical powerhouse of London. ‘Shadow’ - a recurring character in my practice, represents the subconscious, and its ties to deeper ancestral wisdom held in the body. Here she walks the path above the river’s course, drawing attention to its significance and its neglect within the postmodern landscape.

Filmed by artist, Hans Lam.  
Digital Shebeen
Lennon Mhishi
The Cup from Which We Drink
This gourd, mukombe, carries and quenches.
It is plant, of the earth, use, reuse, to come with the hands, the lips, the being-body
into contact with the sorghum, and the millet, and the maize, and the keys of the
mbira, and the thump thump thump of the drum in our hearts.
Even within computation, other Shebeens are possible.
Red-Tailed Hawk
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On Wednesday August 23rd a folder was shared by Deserae Tailfeathers and Christine Clark in Canada. It contained a 3D scan of a beaded hat made by Deserae Tailfeathers. The Beaded Hat was being worn by Deserae’s mother, Sharon. Deserae is a research assistant on the Mootookakio’ssin project which aims to create a path to reconnect Blackfoot knowledge and Blackfoot identity with Blackfoot objects held in UK Museums. Ian rescaled, hollowed and sliced the scan into 80 printable sections and printed the parts between August 25th and September 3rd 2023 before ‘stitch-welding’ them together.
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