A critical reflection on colonial spaces initiated by the Portuguese artist.
Fiction Non Fiction is a series of readers edited by Bruno Zhu that pairs voices in literary criticism with the material histories of labor, gender, and race. Each volume offers a close reading of fictional and theoretical works to explore how identity politics have been narrativized by liberal institutions across different times and spaces. Volume 1, published in conjunction with Bruno Zhu's commission License to Live at Chisenhale Gallery, London, delves into the concept of space. Spanning Martinique and colonial Algeria, Jamaican plantations, and 1970s Lisbon, the collection examines the enduring impact of colonial projects that continue to underpin extractive systems today.
Featuring contributions by Brenna Bhandar and Alberto Toscano, Celia Britton, Muriam Haleh Davis, Silvia Federici, Paul Gilroy, Lisa Lowe, Luís Madureira, and Sylvia Wynter, this book investigates racially coded spaces and their role in organizing bodies, ideas, and citizens according to the interests of the Empire.
Bruno Zhu (born 1991 in Porto) lives and works between Portugal and The Netherlands.
Influenced by fashion design, publishing, and scenography, Zhu's object-led installations explore notions of agency, authorship, consumption, and power.
Edited by Chisenhale Gallery and Bruno Zhu.
Texts by Brenna Bhandar and Alberto Toscano, Celia Britton, Muriam Haleh Davis, Silvia Federici, Paul Gilroy, Lisa Lowe, Luís Madureira, Zoé Whitley, Sylvia Wynter, Bruno Zhu.
