Fiztrovia Chapel

London, United Kingdom

04 to 11 October 2022

The works presented at Fitzrovia Chapel reflect on the ways in which climate injustice is a direct consequence of the ongoing capitalist and colonial project. The exhibition seeks to propose routes to healing through reflection and collective dreaming. A powerful site-specific soundscape, vibrant paintings, neon collage and sculptures– the variety of artworks is an invitation to enter into dialogue via ritualistic ways of knowing.

These evocative works explore themes including capitalism, racism, patriarchy and environmentalism.​ Abstraction is used alongside universal symbols and familiar everyday objects to draw us into the picture, raising questions about our complicity, collusion and potential sources of individual and collective redemption. Bokani says, ‘I hope this exhibition will be a catalyst for a re-negotiation of the social contract. I made some of these works in the difficult part of the pandemic, hoping they would be a talisman and stand as witness for why we need to treat each other better.’ The violence of extreme weather, genocidal hunger and disease have brought us to a time of global social reckoning.

The installation is an activist’s homily. Wielding colour, form and sensorial expression, Bokani weaves the narrative of our inter-connectedness with urgency. We’re at a crucial juncture, you and I. We need a new covenant. With deep thanks to everyone for your collaborative effort in creating this exhibition: L. Dube, S.Sibanda, Dr Maria Carvalho, Duncan Grant, A.G. Thomson, Oda Ottosen, Philip Oliver, Emmett Glynn, Brian and Maria Firenzi, Yvette Gresle, Rory A. Jones, Anatsa, Louis Harris - Tench, Madeleine and the team at Fitzrovia Chapel and all who visited and supported the show.