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Press release for Bound To Form
[51.5000° N, 0.1017° W, 25.07.25 (space, time)] by @alexanimba

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Bound To Form opened on Friday

Thank you to everyone that made it. And thank you to the team for having me.

Exhibition runs Monday 28 - Tuesday 29 July

Thanks to
@s.i.l.e.nt.t
@feranmieso
@rachelrolandmartins
@2ktonykk
@silv.o
@cbenji_
@the_koppel_project
& @cedaaarrrrr for lovely photos of the prints xx taken in Elephant and Castle by @alexanimba

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I’m pleased to announce my invitation as guest curator by @montezpressradio as part of their @formaartsmedia residency across the summer.

@peoplescinematheatreclub will be presenting a new production, Only The Worst Remain As Witnesses on the 11 June. Drawing on the Peasant’s Revolt of 1381, the play looks at class, labour and power.

The evening will begin with an introduction, followed by the performance, and will close with a panel discussion with Professor Andrew Prescott and @nabil_alkinani on land, labour and ownership. Doors open at 6:00

RSVP in the link in bio by @alexanimba

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June 11th, 7PM BST, live from FormaHQ. : The People’s Cinema and Theatre Club: Only The Worst Of People Remain As Witnesses

This event centres the Peasants’ Revolt, an English uprising that took place in 1381, when ordinary people rose up against taxation, labour exploitation and the power of the ruling class. Drawing from key moments in the revolt, the performance brings these events to life through a short staged work that focuses on the voices, tensions and demands that shaped the uprising.

RSVP link in bio. by @alexanimba

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I wrote a commentary on the book ‘Barbican Stories’, published in 2021 by past and present Barbican workers. It was written anonymously by current and former employees who have experienced racism. I also look at the wider historical racial history of Barbican, and ask a series of questions to current audiences about whether change can really come from these institutions that claim to love us publicly, but in private undervalue our labour.

Before entering the creative industry whilst studying for my degree, I worked at IKEA. I collected 3 years worth of evidence demonstrating worker exploitation and discrimination. I effectively tried to unionise my department, at 20 years old. From first hand experience, I know how hard it is to bring a workforce together to stand up for what’s right. There’s a lot at risk, including people’s livelihoods. So even when something seems right, we are forced not to act. To honour the workers at Barbican I wrote this commentary, and stand in solidarity with all workers across the world. Shout out to @chris.smalls_ being one of the goats of our time. And @resolvecollective for standing on business. Link in bio to read by @alexanimba

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When did identity politics replace class struggle? (3rd image is a screenshot of a message I sent in Nov 2024)

Cultural theorist Catherine Liu’s interview ‘How Liberals Monetised Trauma’. I recommend watching the whole interview but I’ll summarise my favourite parts below.

She argues that politicians like AOC use trauma as part of their political image, and that a lot of modern left politics is too focused on performing empathy, centring suffering, and making people feel “seen”. She argues that this does not build real political progress.
My favourite point is her critique of lived experience being treated as the highest form of knowledge (something I wrote about in my Substack ‘There Is No Time For Nuance In The Face Of Crisis’). Marx never worked in a factory, but remains one of the most important thinkers on worker exploitation. Distance from an experience can sometimes make an argument clearer and more objective.
Liu’s wider point is that turning trauma into political currency is individualistic and anti-community. It will not build class unity or liberation. She argues for a return to more stoic, objective, and disciplined politics. by @alexanimba

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Photo from my workshop a few weeks ago :-) by @alexanimba

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Recent freelance work for @loropiana copywriting for their Royal Lightness showcase in selected stores worldwide and online by @alexanimba

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The Kanem-Borno Empire (Part II)

Picture 5 is an image of an extract of letters exchanged between Ottoman Sultan Murad III and Mai Idris Alooma in the 16th CE. I was thinking about how the Alliance of Sahel (AES) is the reincarnation of the Kanem-Borno empire. More in the sense that it demonstrates pan-African strength through regional diplomacy, strategic allyship and strength through faith. Just a thought by @alexanimba

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6 months ago

A closer look at the Citizen’s Night Watch in Burkina Faso, a movement led by ordinary people to protect their country, and fight for Africa as a whole by @alexanimba

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7 months ago

First picture is me sending photos of goat hides to Nabil so he can choose his favourite. 2nd picture is when we bumped into Beverly and Dion one random Sunday on a walk in Surrey. And the last photo is of my new badge which I love by @alexanimba

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8 months ago