I Wish You Were Here: Postcards as Cross Cultural Communication Exhibition

September 13–December 14, 2018

Opening Reception: Friday, September 13, 4:30–6:30 p.m.
The Department of Afroamerican and African Studies’ GalleryDAAS in conjunction with the Zimbabwe Cultural Centre of Detroit presents "I Wish You Were Here: Postcards through the Eyes of the Other", curated through the Zimbabwe Cultural Centre of Detroit (ZCCD) in Partnership with the National Gallery of Zim­babwe in Mutare, Zimbabwe.

Two border cities that exist as immigrant cities look at how postcards are seen as a memory of a space, and in this case, a fantasy of a space. Images of cultural or historical locations from one city are taken and sent to artists to illustrate from the other city more than eight thousand miles away. The postcards for the city of Mutare have been illustrated by Detroit artists similarly to the postcards of Detroit and Hamtramck where illustrated by artists in Mutare. The initial images where photographed by Aisha Haji-Jama (Detroit) and Abraham Mudefi (Mutare). This project is co-curated by Chido Johnson (ZCCD) and Elizabeth Muusha, the Regional Director of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Mutare.