But We Are Still Here - Overtones
Overtones is a collaborative resource created with visual artist Heather Agyepong in response to her series of photographic works Yaa (2017) which explore themes of ownership, visibility and the value of culture.
The resource provides a starting point for conversations about culture and its role in society. It examines the intersections of race and class through a series of thoughtful questions to enable a process of self-reflection for those who encounter it. Four key themes were explored; cultural production/consumption, (in)visibility, mental health and privilege.
The body of work displayed in But We Are Still Here was commissioned by Tate Schools and Teachers in collaboration with their Young People’s Programme. The series of photographs show Agyepong re-imagined as Ghanaian Ashanti Warrior Yaa Asantewaa. Within the images, she is seen to take ownership of the gallery space with images show her in front of Chris Ofili’s No Woman, No Cry (1998) located at Tate Britain as well as in The Starr Cinema and The Tanks at Tate Modern.