February - May 2017
Hidden In Plain Sight
Exhibit Summary:
“Hidden in Plain Sight,” is a photographic series that reimagines the ways we relate to Black men's bodies that wage war against normative ideals of masculinity. Through self-portraiture, Adewumi presents the Black male body with intimacy, vulnerability, and tenderness. By emerging as such, he brings attention to those men who are hidden in plain sight, those who are a part of a long lineage of pursuing the formation of new Black manhood.
Adewumi Hakeem
Photographer and mixed-media artist that explores and explores the human experience
Originally from Dallas, Texas, his work is meant to articulate the everyday emotions we confront as humans.
He has traveled to three countries throughout the African diaspora to build a body of work that aims to construct a comprehensive appreciation of global history through a Black lens. His work is informed by his personal and political identity that intersects at various points to shape a narrative that is provocative and affectionate.
