Mapping Black Europe

Patriarchy, a system of society or government in which the father or eldest male is head of the family and descent is traced through the male line, however, any kind of dominance can relate to this system. In "Black Magic at the White House", invisible female performs Voodoo dance in Marienborg. The performer Jeannette Ehlers makes herself invisible most of the time and shows herself just for few seconds. I personally felt that invisible performance represented how minor race would be in the major race's society. They are easily get ignored and belittled by the major, however, they would try to keep their identity, which is shown as the voodoo dance, drawing and Ehlers showing up for a second in the video. Ehlers decided to perform in Marienborg, since Denmark was one of the country who colonized Caribbean "From 1672 to 1917 Denmark had a colony in the Caribbean called the Danish West Indies". According to Thompson, "Didactic, by definition, means the desire to teach and moralize". By Ehlers' "Black Magic at the White House" I was able to learn about Denmark also colonized Caribbean just like other European countries. 

Nigra Videri is created by Avantia Damberg and Ailsa Anastasia. They wanted to talk about visibility and invisibility in our society. According to the artist statement "You can be there, but no one sees you, Until you want to, then you let your colors be seen and your sound be heard. At your own time." Even the character is a person who are able to give a speech to group of people, she stays invisible because she is colored skin female.
Thompson indicates "Many art critics, on the other hand, found that even though conversations with our experts proved interesting, the project  lacked any grounding in art". These artists are trying to critic of the uneven society, also known as patriarchy with their own way of art performing.

Thompson, N. (2015). Cultural Production Makes A World. In N. Thompson, Seeing Power: Art and Activism in the Twenty-first Century (p. 31). New York: Melville House.

Thompson, N. (2015). Cultural Production Makes A World. In N. Thompson, Seeing Power: Art and Activism in the Twenty-first Century (p. 36). New York: Melville House.