Helen Kanitkar Departmental Library
SOAS, University of London (London, UK)
Jhani’s experimental video essay “Along the Grain: Presence-ing Diasporic-Settler Masculinized Memory” (2024) was presented in “The Act of Making Home,” an onsite and virtual exhibition curated and presenting works by twelve postgradaute students in the ‘African and Asian Diasporas: Culture, Politics, Identities’ module led by Dr. Hannah Bennett and Dr. Giulia Casentini at SOAS, University of London.
The exhibition traversed the collective, complex processes of creating a sense of home within the learning for migration and diasporas. Through diverse mediums, the featured artists explored the multifaceted experiences of cultural identity, belonging, and the reimagining of home in a globalised context. This exhibition was a tapestry of narratives, each revealing the resilience, adaptation, and creativity inherent in the diaspora journey. It explored how cultural practices construct and thus express personal and collective identities.