The Mirror of Colonial History: Roméo Mivekannin’s Caged Museums
byControversial artifacts like the Benin Bronzes in the British Museum are metaphorically framed as “human zoos,” exposing how European institutions exoticized non-Western cultures.
Controversial artifacts like the Benin Bronzes in the British Museum are metaphorically framed as “human zoos,” exposing how European institutions exoticized non-Western cultures.
Hurwitz pieces are infused with modern technology, relying on digital renderings which are painstakingly transformed into physical objects cast from bronze, copper, or plaster.