The Grounds from which We Grow
18th January – 24th February 2024
Dual Show with Natasha Burton at Addis Fine Art London, 21 Eastcastle St, London.
The Grounds From Which We Grow is Natasha Burton and Femi Themen’s first duo-exhibition, featuring their most recent sculptural and painterly works exploring the impact of navigating heritage and home from intergenerational and transhistorical black perspectives. Seeking to find love and belonging, there is a drive to recognise struggles and celebrate worth.
Each artist draws from their own cultural and familial roots to interrogate Afro-diasporic histories; both collective and individual, and work to challenge formalistic and philosophical anti-blackness through practices of West-African spiritualities, post-colonial mythology and community. The artists explore their dreams, beliefs, ideologies and memories to find hope and healing in the face of Europe’s colonial legacies.
Words by Natasha Burton and Femi Themen
Photography by Lucy Emms