Questioning The Narrative Is Conscious Awakening: Akinbode Akinbiyi

Akinbode Akinbiyi’s wisdom from wandering through cities and nations, observing the essence and evolution of life is captured through his art form of photography. In this episode we hear his insight as Beatrace probes a conversation on the rising awareness and pride in Black culture. His vivid experience from the fifties to the present day of world changing movements frames several scenes that have brought empowerment and assertion to Africa and the Diaspora. Cultured, travelled, internationally renowned and a love revolutionist at heart, Akinbode Akinbiyi discerns on camera the meaning and the story of humanity. A contrast to the glossy aesthetic and instant camera culture. He retells of a conscious awakening that took place over the last few decades, before digitalisation. Whether information is instant or slow, from “back in the day”,  it is  important to be subversive and always questioning the narrative -  “important is to listen within yourself first and sometimes you realise there’s a gap, an empty space…you don’t fill it in with rumours, you look for the real things that’s happening.”