“What was African culture prior to the onset of the major religions? How was it in Ancient Egypt or the Dogon culture of Mali, both with a strong connection to space, an alien connection, and a belief that life comes from beyond Earth? For post-colonial people, the question ‘where did we come from?’ connects to these people from the beginning of time who come from future time.” -Zak Ové ⁠ ⁠ Join us at 21cLouisville tomorrow, December 17th for the opening of our newest exhibition (featuring this work) Still, Life! Mourning, Meaning, Mending beginning at 5pm EST.⁠ ⁠ More on Skylark and artist Zak Ové:⁠ Ové’s Skylark is a repurposed vintage fairground ride, piloted by a mannequin wearing resin case masks, the exterior embellished with trumpets and acrylic wings. The artist cites the role of oral traditions in the development of diasporic mythologies; without access to images or objects from their African origins, they relied on and combined folkloric stories, enacting a mythic emancipatio...