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In conversation with Reginald D Hunter (2022)
Exhibition / Performance
Sobers, S., & Hunter, R. D. In conversation with Reginald D Hunter. [Glastonbury Festival 2022]. 25 June 2022 - 25 June 2022. (Unpublished)

Comedian Reginald D Hunter talks to Professor Shawn Sobers about race, politics, cancel culture, family, addressing taboos, and faith. Hosted by Glastonbury Festival's legendary Cabaret Stage, in the Theatre & Circus field.

Names I once owned (2015)
Exhibition / Performance
Sobers, S. (2015). Names I once owned. 13 June 2015 - 13 June 2015. (Unpublished)

A spoken word autoethnography of names. Exploring the names I once owned discussed through the lens of identity, history and politics. Contextual references are made to Malcolm X, and his journey with names in pursuit of social justice and spiritual... Read More about Names I once owned.

Adinkra Poster Series (2012)
Exhibition / Performance
Sobers, S., & Mitchell, R. (2012). Adinkra Poster Series. 1 November 2012 - 1 November 2012. (Unpublished)

These poster images are work in progress of a series of 54. They explore the Adinkra symbols which originate from Ghana, dating back to the pre-historic era. The symbols are still widely used by Ghanaians to the present day, as well as by the wider A... Read More about Adinkra Poster Series.

Real and Imagined Lives (2012)
Exhibition / Performance
Sobers, S. (2012). Real and Imagined Lives. 20 October 2012 - 6 January 2013. (Unpublished)

Real and Imagined Lives explores identity through works drawn from the National Portrait Gallery Collection. Fictional character sketches written by well known authors accompany Tudor & Jacobean paintings of unknown sitters, while writers offer an a... Read More about Real and Imagined Lives.

Words Inside (2012)
Exhibition / Performance
Sobers, S. (2012). Words Inside. 1 October 2012 - 1 January 2013. (Unpublished)

Solo photography exhibition - This photography series is interested in marginalia – notes in the margins of books, and the other markings they carry that were not there when new. The photographs on display are a combination of my own books, and ones... Read More about Words Inside.

Roots & Wings (2012)
Exhibition / Performance
Sobers, S. (2012). Roots & Wings. 12 February 2012 - 30 October 2012. (Unpublished)

Touring group photography exhibition - 2012. Locations included The Hawth, Crawley, Steel Shed Gallery in Barbados, Martinique art gallery, and Brighton Photo Fringe. Curated and coordinated by Urban Flo Creative Consultancy, in partnership with... Read More about Roots & Wings.