As the exhibition statement explains: “Traditionally depicted as ‘at service’, mocked, or absent, black figures in art are often seen through a racialised lens – as homogenous and primitive. However, the works chosen for At Peace communicate a sense of independence and palpable presence”.

The artists – Alanis Forde, Miranda Forrester, Sahara Longe, Cece Philips, and Emma Prempeh – share similar belief systems as well as an understanding of the pressure within the art industry to conform to expectations of what Black artists ‘should be creating.’ At Peace “therefore seeks to act as a space in which each artist presents, talks about and references their work in their own way and on their own terms”.

At Peace exhibition: the stunning London installation rethinking and celebrating the Black female form