POWERPLAY [2020]
CO-CURATOR - AREBYTE GALLERY X THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ZIMBABWE
15 August - 26 September 2020 - arebyte Gallery, London UK
4 December 2020 - 30 May 2021 - National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Bulawayo, Mutare and Harare, ZWE
POWERPLAY is a group exhibition co-curated with arebyte Gallery and the National Gallery of Zimbabwe and supported by the British Council. The exhibition foregrounds the digital arts scene in Africa and presents work by digital artists who are from or based in Nigeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and the UK. Discussing the use of technology in creating a sense of identity and place within a digitised world, the artists in the exhibition look at the relationships of power experienced in varying ways.
Exhibiting Artists include: Mr Color, Bolatito Aderemi Ibitola, Vincent Bezuidenhout, Scumboy, King Debs, Mbakisi Sibanda, Kumbirai Makumbe, Isaac Kariuki.
POWERPLAY: Virtual Reality Exhibition Flythrough by Christopher MacInnes
Events:
Panel Discussion: 'POWERPLAY – Navigating the African Digital Art Space' with Bolatito Aderemi-Ibitola, Vincent Bezuidenhout, Isaac Kariuki, Kumbirai Makumbe, Niyi Okeowo moderated by Bulawayo Gallery Curator Cliford Zulu.
Panel Discussion: 'Tactics: Power and Play' moderated by Kumbirai Makumbe, with artists Enorê Rodrigues and Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley.
Installation view of POWERPLAY at arebyte Gallery, 2020. Featuring works by Mr Color, Bolatito Aderemi Ibitola, Vincent Bezuidenhout, Scumboy, King Debs, Mbakisi Sibanda, Kumbirai Makumbe, and Isaac Kariuki. Image: Max Colson.
Installation view of POWERPLAY at arebyte Gallery, 2020. Featuring works by Mr Color, Bolatito Aderemi Ibitola, Vincent Bezuidenhout, Scumboy, King Debs, Mbakisi Sibanda, Kumbirai Makumbe, and Isaac Kariuki. Image: Max Colson.
Installation view of POWERPLAY at arebyte Gallery, 2020. Featuring works by Mr Color, Bolatito Aderemi Ibitola, Vincent Bezuidenhout, Scumboy, King Debs, Mbakisi Sibanda, Kumbirai Makumbe, and Isaac Kariuki. Image: Max Colson.
Installation view of POWERPLAY at arebyte Gallery, 2020. Featuring works by Mr Color, Bolatito Aderemi Ibitola, Vincent Bezuidenhout, Scumboy, King Debs, Mbakisi Sibanda, Kumbirai Makumbe, and Isaac Kariuki. Image: Max Colson.
Installation view of POWERPLAY at arebyte Gallery, 2020. Featuring works by Mr Color, Bolatito Aderemi Ibitola, Vincent Bezuidenhout, Scumboy, King Debs, Mbakisi Sibanda, Kumbirai Makumbe, and Isaac Kariuki. Image: Max Colson.
Installation view of POWERPLAY at arebyte Gallery, 2020. Featuring works by Mr Color, Bolatito Aderemi Ibitola, Vincent Bezuidenhout, Scumboy, King Debs, Mbakisi Sibanda, Kumbirai Makumbe, and Isaac Kariuki. Image: Max Colson.
Installation view of POWERPLAY at arebyte Gallery, 2020. Featuring works by Mr Color, Bolatito Aderemi Ibitola, Vincent Bezuidenhout, Scumboy, King Debs, Mbakisi Sibanda, Kumbirai Makumbe, and Isaac Kariuki. Image: Max Colson.
Installation view of POWERPLAY at arebyte Gallery, 2020. Featuring works by Mr Color, Bolatito Aderemi Ibitola, Vincent Bezuidenhout, Scumboy, King Debs, Mbakisi Sibanda, Kumbirai Makumbe, and Isaac Kariuki. Image: Max Colson.
Installation view of POWERPLAY at arebyte Gallery, 2020. Featuring works by Mr Color, Bolatito Aderemi Ibitola, Vincent Bezuidenhout, Scumboy, King Debs, Mbakisi Sibanda, Kumbirai Makumbe, and Isaac Kariuki. Image: Max Colson.
Installation view of POWERPLAY at arebyte Gallery, 2020. Featuring works by Mr Color, Bolatito Aderemi Ibitola, Vincent Bezuidenhout, Scumboy, King Debs, Mbakisi Sibanda, Kumbirai Makumbe, and Isaac Kariuki. Image: Max Colson.
Installation view of POWERPLAY at arebyte Gallery, 2020. Featuring works by Mr Color, Bolatito Aderemi Ibitola, Vincent Bezuidenhout, Scumboy, King Debs, Mbakisi Sibanda, Kumbirai Makumbe, and Isaac Kariuki. Image: Max Colson.
Installation view of POWERPLAY at arebyte Gallery, 2020. Featuring works by Mr Color, Bolatito Aderemi Ibitola, Vincent Bezuidenhout, Scumboy, King Debs, Mbakisi Sibanda, Kumbirai Makumbe, and Isaac Kariuki. Image: Max Colson.
Installation view of POWERPLAY at arebyte Gallery, 2020. Featuring works by Mr Color, Bolatito Aderemi Ibitola, Vincent Bezuidenhout, Scumboy, King Debs, Mbakisi Sibanda, Kumbirai Makumbe, and Isaac Kariuki. Image: Max Colson.
Installation view of POWERPLAY at arebyte Gallery, 2020. Featuring works by Mr Color, Bolatito Aderemi Ibitola, Vincent Bezuidenhout, Scumboy, King Debs, Mbakisi Sibanda, Kumbirai Makumbe, and Isaac Kariuki. Image: Max Colson.
Installation view of POWERPLAY at arebyte Gallery, 2020. Featuring works by Mr Color, Bolatito Aderemi Ibitola, Vincent Bezuidenhout, Scumboy, King Debs, Mbakisi Sibanda, Kumbirai Makumbe, and Isaac Kariuki. Image: Max Colson.
Installation view of POWERPLAY at arebyte Gallery, 2020. Featuring works by Mr Color, Bolatito Aderemi Ibitola, Vincent Bezuidenhout, Scumboy, King Debs, Mbakisi Sibanda, Kumbirai Makumbe, and Isaac Kariuki. Image: Max Colson.
Installation view of POWERPLAY at arebyte Gallery, 2020. Featuring works by Mr Color, Bolatito Aderemi Ibitola, Vincent Bezuidenhout, Scumboy, King Debs, Mbakisi Sibanda, Kumbirai Makumbe, and Isaac Kariuki. Image: Max Colson.
Installation view of POWERPLAY at arebyte Gallery, 2020. Featuring works by Mr Color, Bolatito Aderemi Ibitola, Vincent Bezuidenhout, Scumboy, King Debs, Mbakisi Sibanda, Kumbirai Makumbe, and Isaac Kariuki. Image: Max Colson.
