HERE THE EARTH GROWS GOLD, SUNEIL SANZGIRI, BROOKLYN MUSEUM
In Here the Earth Grows Gold, NYC-based artist Suneil Sanzgiri uses 16mm film projection spliced with archival footage, animation, and interviews, alongside new sculptural assemblages comprised of bamboo, family photos, 3D renderings, anti-colonial publications, and nature imagery to examine the complexities of anti-colonialism, nationalism, and diasporic identity.
The work is deeply inspired by his family’s resistance while living in Goa, India, under Portuguese occupation. Through this debut solo exhibition, Sanzgiri links this legacy with that of African countries like Angola, South Africa, Morocco, etc, during the 1960s and 70s. Despite this personal anchor, the exhibition could stretch to any anti-colonial struggles raging today and inconsistencies of what’s regarded as official history versus one’s own lived history.
Until May 5, 2024
