Through the distortion and manipulation of images, my work tries to say something about different social constructions – race, gender, sexuality, beauty, class. I aim to explore their interconnectedness as well as to look at white fantasies about blackness, specifically the black female body. I am concerned with the damage and consequences of being determined from the outside, but I also look into the possibility of resistance – how we challenge and re-create. I am trying to make works that speak to the reality I know. – Frida Orupabo
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