Photography is ‘rooted’ in racist, colonial history, claims lecture for TfL by group that wants to ‘decolonise and disrupt euro-centric art’
- A course supported by Transport for London (TfL) looks at photography and race
- An overview of the programme says photography is ‘rooted in colonial notions’
- It adds that photography has been used for ‘power, control, and subjugation’
- Run by Black Blossoms which wants to ‘decolonise and disrupt euro-centric art’
An arts project supported by Transport for London (TfL) claims that photography is rooted in ‘colonial notions’ and has been used for ‘power, control and subjugation’.
The claims will be made in a series of lectures exploring how the use of photography was ‘informed by white supremacy, anti-blackness and structural racism’.
The programme is being produced by Black Blossoms, an education group which says it wants…
