ブルックリン美術館さんのインスタグラム動画 - (ブルックリン美術館Instagram)「After connecting with her Ghanaian father for the first time in 2010, #LizJohnsonArtur traveled to Russia to meet other Russians of African or Caribbean descent. “I went to Russia to hear stories in Russian by Russians who look like me,” she says. Like the artist, many were born to Russian mothers and African or Caribbean fathers who were given the chance to study in Eastern Europe as part of the Soviet Union’s efforts to expand its influence across the African continent during the Cold War. Growing tensions between the foreign students and white Soviets resulted in violence and protests in the Soviet Union and several Eastern Bloc countries. As a result, many of the students were given exit visas after graduating, although some had already formed relationships and had children. After meeting and filming numerous subjects, Johnson Artur says, “We all agreed that we felt Russian as well as African.”⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Liz Johnson Artur (born Bulgaria, 1964). [Clip from] AfroRussia, 2010–19. Video, black and white, color, sound; 13 min. 47 sec. Courtesy of the artist⁠」7月14日 23時48分