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From the Deep: In the Wake of Drexciya with Ayana V. Jackson

Museum of Anthropology at UBC · Vancouver
On view November 19, 2026 to March 29, 2027

In her first major institutional exhibition, American artist Ayana V. Jackson draws inspiration from the mythic underwater world imagined by Detroit techno duo Drexciya to create a feminist, Pan-African aquatopia inhabited by water spirits from African and Afro-Atlantic traditions. Through photography, immersive video, animation, and installation, From the Deep unfolds as an enchanting, contemplative environment that transforms the Atlantic Ocean from a site of trauma brought by the slave…

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