Gê Viana: Afterlives of the African Diaspora

Gê Viana: Afterlives of the African Diaspora

From analogue and digital collage to her towering radiola sound system, Viana’s work is anchored in the hybrid character of Brazilian culture I grew up with a story lodged somewhere between folklore and threat. As a result, whenever my family drove from Belém – the Amazonian port city in which I was born – to São Luís, the island capital of Maranhão, a tightness gathered in my chest as we approached our destination. My father’s family lived ther…