Magnum Photos present Noises In The Blood: A Collaborative Portrait

Inspired by British contemporary dancehall ritual, Lua Ribeira collaborated with a group of British Jamaican women in Birmingham to create photographic portraits. Inspired by Caroline Cooper’s book Noises in the Blood: Orality, Gender, and the ‘Vulgar’ Body of Jamaican Popular Culture, the project questions the narrow Western perspective under whose lens dancehall is observed.

Hear Ribeira and collaborator, dancehall artist Dinah Larmond, discuss creative collaboration, and Dinah’s experience of British dance hall culture. The talk will be followed by a DJ set from Kemarr.

Doors open at 6.30PM, the discussion will start at 7PM. Cocktails provided by Absolut Vodka.

Lua Ribeira

Lua Ribeira was born in 1986, Galicia, in the north of Spain. Her practice, characterized by its collaborative nature, is the result of extensive research and an immersive approach to the subject matter. Ribeira is interested in trespassing social barriers, and breaking the structural separation in relation to particular communities. Lua is the recipient of the Firecracker Grant 2015, Jerwood Photoworks Award 2018, and the Magnum Graduate Photographers Award 2017.

Antonia 'Tone' Odunlami

Antonia 'Tone' Odunlami is a DJ, presenter (Diaspora Distins on Worldwide FM) and content producer. She is a founding member of gal-dem, where she led as Music Editor for 3 years from it's inception. Her work now has an directed focus on the African and Caribbean diaspora and the creative global communities forming as a result of the current cultural shift.

Kemarr

Kemarr is a designer and DJ hailing from southwest London; where his Jamaican roots merged with his love for Hip-Hop, around the time when Grime and Garage were at their peak. Known for his eclectic club selections and elaborate style, Kemarr will take you on a journey through reggaeton, dancehall, afro house, baile funk and everything in between.