Brought to Britain from central Africa as a five year old
who spoke no English, Jaribu became heavily dependent on his visual
surroundings for information. It was thanks to this that he developed an ever
growing appreciation of art and of the reinterpretation of one’s reality. I also
drew influence from popular folk tales and political histories of both Europe
and Africa. Recruiting volunteers among his peer group, I challenged them to
create policies for a utopian society. Borrowing from Plato’s notion of the
Philosopher-kings, this series is built around the ideas of Artists as
political leaders, transforming their ideas into a visually narrative piece.
Primarily focused on illustrative and the narrative storyline in the last
century, the work presented here is inspired by political art of the 20th
and 21st century and how they communicate with the public.
'Political Fiction' print, installation Fabric, Ink, Miscellaneous objects
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