Desblanqueamiento at the San Trovaso River, 2024. Performance, c.15 minutes. Curated by Rosa Sancarlo. Presented during the closing event of the Official Collateral Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, Passengers in Transit, organized by CCA Lagos and 193 Gallery, Venice, IT. Curated by Paula Nascimento, Oyindamola Faithful, and Roger Niyigena Karera. Photo: Enrico Gurrieri

My performance, Desblanqueamiento (Unwhitening) at the San Trovaso River, explores themes of shared humanity and challenges the concept of perpetual foreignness, aligning and questioning the 2024 Venice Biennale theme, Foreigners Everywhere. It also delves into the rich history of the African Diaspora in Venice since the Renaissance, honoring the contributions of Afro-diasporic immigrants. Through Desblanqueamiento, I aim to uncover the whitewashing of Italian history, where the presence of Afro- diasporic peoples since the 1500s has been systematically erased.