Doctoral artist Nicolas Lo Calzo will defend his thesis, Queer and Maroon Photography : Representing Memories of Slavery in the Postcolonial Era, on June 5 at the Ygrec Art Centre – ENSPAC.
This thesis brings together two complementary dimensions of art research: a photographic practice developed around memories of resistance to slavery, and more specifically around the memory of the Nego Fugido in the community of Acupe in Brazil (Bahia); and a theoretical reflection on the driving forces behind "queer and maroon photography", conceived as a way of "seeing from below" as well as "sideways". This work thus questions photography's ability to restore subaltern memories and deconstruct hegemonic imaginaries, combining aesthetics, ethics, and critical thinking.
Supervised by Sylvie Brodziak (CY Cergy Paris University) and Corinne Diserens (Hamburger Kunsthalle, ETH Zurich).