Yagazie Emezi and the familiarity of rape scenes
Emezi’s HERE is a series of photographs of rape survivors at the scene of their nonconsensual defilement. Its masterstroke is the ability to create belonging.
She was wearing a green-coloured skirt, black sandals and a loose, greyish t-shirt which had Tasmanian scrawled across. On stage, she sounded contemplative, like she was sorting through apples and picking out the best thoughts to show the audience. Sometimes, she was flippant, less ea…
