MASS (2020) by Nadeem Din-Gabisi takes as a starting point the concept of ‘Black visual frequency’ coined by academic Tina Campt which, for the artist, translates as a place of home and belonging, seen and unseen. To ‘mass’ is to materialise, to become present. It is also an allusion to the idea of the ‘massive’ – a group of people connected by shared allegiances and bonds.
Din-Gabisi focuses our attention on the invisible transmission of radio-waves with the urban environment, which embodies an intangible ‘spirit’ or ‘signal’ that characterises various aspects of contemporary Black experience around which people identify and congregate. Featuring contributions from musician Coby Sey, artist-filmmaker Rhea Storr, and Director of Photography Shivani Hassard, and shot on 16mm, 8mm, and digital video, the film poetically reminds us that belonging resides within, not without and that connection stems from individuals, who together form a mass - a testament to the power of solidarity, collectively and equilibrium.
Nadeem Din-Gabisi is an award winning, poet-songwriter and visual artist. His work seeks to reimagine and investigate blackness as it pertains to his experiences as a British born, second generation immigrant of Sierra Leonean descent. Din-Gabisi also looks to examine blackness as it pertains to the unknown, where he explores the depths of human experience to better understand his life and living.
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