Stake attention in this memory
A large, vertically oriented exhibition banner, approximately 1.5 to 2 meters in height, is displayed indoors at the National Gallery Singapore. The banner's upper section features a photographic image depicting a Black individual in profile, facing right, within a technologically complex interior resembling a spacecraft, complete with speaker-like components and a circular window showing a light blue exterior. Large pink text overlays this image, reading "IT BEGINS" on the left and "WITH FREEDOM" below it on the right. The lower section of the banner contains several paragraphs of smaller black text detailing the concept of Afrofuturism, its cultural significance, origin (coined by Mark Dery in 1993), foundational figures (e.g., Sun Ra), and references to specific artists (Osborne Macharia, Serwah Attafuah, Shiro Fujioka) whose works are presented in the gallery. The banner is mounted against a light-colored wall, with a ceiling visible at the top of the frame and ambient shadows cast on the wall and floor below the display.
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