Roméo Mivekannin's installation 'Atlas' at Art Basel critiques the colonial narratives embedded within the architecture of ethnographic museums. Using his background in fine art and architecture, Mivekannin presents a series of suspended architectural models reminiscent of cages, symbolizing entrapment and the problematic origins of museum collections. This installation invites viewers to reflect on the authority these institutions wield and the marginalization of cultures they enforce. By flipping the traditional museum experience, Mivekannin aims to shed light on the need for a more ethical approach to cultural heritage.
Mivekannin's installation urges viewers to reconsider the very spaces of cultural display that often entrap the narratives of marginalized communities within history's shadow.
By redefining architectural structures as cages, he critiques the systemic oppression embedded in museum practices and the colonial legacies they perpetuate.
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