And You, Why Are You Black?, at PhotoIreland Festival R/evolutions
The 14th edition of Ireland’s International Festival of Photography and Image Culture, will take place between 30 June–27 August 2023.
Vibrant, friendly, all-inclusive: a festival for all to enjoy, this year’s edition brings to Ireland contemporary photography by celebrated artists from diverse cultural backgrounds, included a solo exhibition by Spanish artist Rubén H. Bermúdez.
The Library Project, with the support of the Instituto Cervantes Dublin will be host to the solo exhibition, And You, Why Are You Black? (Y tú, ¿por qué eres negro?) by Rubén H. Bermúdez, providing the most extensive presentation of his work. Starting from an investigation into the origins of black slavery in Spain, the author constructs an autobiographical tale.
Rubén H. Bermúdez (Madrid, 1981) started the project And You, Why Are You Black? (Y tú, ¿por qué eres negro?) in 2014. Since then, he has published a photobook under the same title (2017) and has directed a film (A todos nos gusta el plátano, 2021). Rubén is cofounder of Espacio AfroConciencia (AfroAwareness Space), which in 2022 opened a cultural space. Now, he’s telling that he will be doing a videogame. Let’s see what happens.