{"id":483,"date":"2019-05-06T04:29:05","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T04:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/africana-studies-2251-spring-2019\/?p=483"},"modified":"2019-05-13T15:07:27","modified_gmt":"2019-05-13T15:07:27","slug":"lord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/africana-studies-2251-spring-2019\/women-and-gender-artists\/lord\/","title":{"rendered":"LORD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_485\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-485\" style=\"width: 356px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-485\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/africana-studies-2251-spring-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/256\/2019\/05\/Lord-2-300x167.jpg\" alt=\"Wooden bed with straight razors inserted into the base of the bed\" width=\"356\" height=\"198\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Immy Mali, <em>LORD<\/em>, 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Immy Mali<br \/>\nUgandan<br \/>\n<em>LORD<br \/>\n<\/em>2016<br \/>\nWooden bed frame, mattress,\u00a0and razor blades<br \/>\nAlle School of Fine Arts and Design Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Mali creates a space where women can discuss their experiences by sharing her sexual assault story. Mali shows women resilience and what can be overcome once the pain is embodied in an emotion that can be touched (Kiwere, 2017). LORD considers the pain and trauma that occurs when society suppresses women&#8217;s expression their agony from abuse. Mali addresses the contradiction between women\u2019s strength and weakness, suggesting that women can gain power when they admit that they are powerless and need support to heal from abuse (IAM, 2016). <em>LORD <\/em>conveys the narrow line between love\/pleasure and hate\/pain, capturing the complex emotions women facing sexual abuse have to deal with. Mali also to confronts societal denial and complicit silence about the taboo pain and abuse that often goes unspoken in Ugandan communities (Mali, 2016).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Immy Mali at Alle School of Fine Arts and Design\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/167843953?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>References:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Deursen, Rosalie van. \u201cSeven Hills: The Kampala Art Biennale.\u201d\u00a0<em>ORG<\/em>, 8 Oct. 2016, africanah.org\/seven-hills-the-kampala-art-biennale\/.<\/li>\n<li>Kiwere, Nathan. \u201cARTS: Inside Immy Mali&#8217;s Pain Machine.\u201d <em>The Independent Uganda<\/em>, 20 Feb. 2017, www.independent.co.ug\/inside-immy-malis-pain-machine\/.<\/li>\n<li>IAM Team. \u201cStrength and Vulnerability: Stacey Abe Gillian &amp; Immaculate Mali &#8211; IAM &#8211; Intense Art Magazine.\u201d\u00a0<em>IAM<\/em>, 24 Oct. 2016, www.iam-africa.com\/stacey_abe_gillian_immaculate_mali\/.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Immy Mali Ugandan LORD 2016 Wooden bed frame, mattress,\u00a0and razor blades Alle School of Fine Arts and Design Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":804,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[58,55,16],"tags":[28,30,59,57,51,24],"class_list":{"0":"post-483","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-immy-mali","7":"category-uganda","8":"category-women-and-gender-artists","9":"tag-domestic-abuse","10":"tag-gender","11":"tag-pain","12":"tag-sexual-abuse","13":"tag-uganda","14":"tag-womens-rights","15":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>LORD - Art &amp; Politics in Africa<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Mali creates a space for women to discuss their experiences with sexual assault. 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