The Future Behind Us: Decolonising Museum Collections
<p>The discussion about the growing list of looted and illicitly acquired museum treasures is one that most Westerners would rather not think about. Unless a scandal, a protest, a movie or a contemporary artwork forces ex-colonising countries to confront the firm grip that their institutions maintain on access to knowledge, cultural materials and the global narratives of history. Since 2016, Nora Al-Badri has been developing artworks that use AI, deepfake technology and 3D scanning to spark debates about power imbalances and ethical museum practices.</p>
Authors: Régine Debatty
Contributors: Nora Al-Badri
Audio Engineer: Gašper Torkar
Producer: Marcela Okretič
Aksioma Institute for Contemporary Art
Part of: Tactics&Practice [podcast]