Melanin Rising
Melanin Rising
Abhi Chinniah
Abhi Chinniah, Kadijata, Melanin Rising
Franklin Arts Center
12 Massey Avenue, Pukekohe
29 April - 17 June 2023
Opens 10:30am Saturday 29 April
Part of the Auckland Festival of Photography
Photographer and writer Abhi Chinniah explores colourism - discrimination based on skin colour - in her exhibition ‘Melanin Rising’. Through portraits, essays, and interviews, she seeks to understand skin-lightening practices and how the media represents dark-skinned people. What can we do to create a world where there is no discrimination based on colourism? At the core of this photo series sits an important message: love your melanin!
The NZ Steel Gallery Show is a complete show and includes both A Migrant's Path and Melanin Rising. There is an audio set-up and screens with videos.
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