Kim Ninkuru Residency 2021-2023

Conceptualized by Kim Ninkuru, These Are My Reparations is a sci-fi*, multi-media installation that directly addresses the way in which Black feminine bodies are taken, used and distorted for mass consumption. This work uses a hybrid of film, sculpture, sound, and online interactive media to tell the story of Honey, a Black woman, who is abducted by “The Company” (WT), a corporate entity built to reproduce sound and visual content for the purposes of social control. Taking place in a future where live entertainment doesn't exist, Honey is forced to sell her image and music to be used by an AI robot named RadioHead, which is accessed by the rich elite.
Charles Street Video is partnering with Wildseed Center for Art and Activism, XSpace Cultural Center, and Interaccess in the presentation of this multi-site project.

Thank you to Canada Council for the Arts in supporting this project.