Ndidi Dike's toxic landscapes at Färgfabriken

Nigerian artist Ndidi Dike's exhibition "Rare earth rare justice" at Stockholm's Färgfabriken presents toxic landscapes and a hanging sculpture made of autopsy headrests, symbolizing death and violence in African resource extraction. The exhibition contrasts open landscapes in blue, white, and rust-red with a closed cylinder containing minerals and objects. A sound loop of a bill counter plays as a soundtrack, while the blue landscape references cobalt mining and colonial exploitation, including a broken wheelchair woven from bullet casings. The hanging sculpture, built from hundreds of autopsy headrests, creates an unsettling presence. The white and red earth landscapes evoke snow and idyllic scenes, though an oil barrel disrupts the latter. The exhibition's literal approach to colonial critique is noted as somewhat unnecessary.