This Land Is My Land by Mimi Ọnụọha

This Land Is My Land2019

From the series In Absentia Risograph print on paper20.25 x 14.25 in / 51.4 x 36.2 cm, framedEdition of 3, 1 AP

In the early 1900s, W.E.B. Du Bois, tasked by the US government, gathered data on Black rural life in Alabama through interviews with over 20,000 residents. Despite the extensive research, the report was never published. Absentia explores what happens when crucial data is suppressed to obscure racism and power dynamics. Mimicking Du Bois' graphics, this series of prints questions the validity of data and challenges the notion that proving Black humanity and equality should be necessary. The work delves into the complexities of data interpretation and the reasons behind its erasure.

Paper Print

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