Refahmation
Nicola Awang
Refahmation is a performance work on the deconstruction of colonialised bodies. Nicola Awang’s video explores the interrelations between self-love, identity in the age of the diaspora, decolonising oneself and, most importantly, black hair and the projected black female form.
Nicola Awang
Nicola Awang is a multidisciplinary artist from Trinidad and Tobago. Her practice focuses predominantly on movement and the body. The short film displays her personal journey navigating through oppressive and repressive paradigms. The artist currently resides on unceded land of the coast salish people where she continues her exploration and creation of intersectional and collaborative pieces.