Sokari Ekine

Photographer, Visual Artist

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The Empty Quarter - Covid-19

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Location: Richmond VA

Nationality: Nigerian British

Biography: Sokari Ekine, Photography Sokari Ekine is a Nigerian Black British genderqueer feminist who has lived and worked in Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and the United States. Their work has been exhibited in such venues as the 4th Biennale of... MORE

Empty street in the French Quarter - Covid-19

Lone homeless person in the French Quarter - Covid-19

Empty French Market - Covid-19

Lone security guard at the French Market. - Covid-19

Tourist riverboat anchored with...here to go -  Covid-19

Tourist riverboat anchored with no where to go - Covid-19

Mississipi barge boat - Covid-19

Lone man singing gospel along the Mississippi River - Covid-19

Altar along the river - Covid-19

Covid19 graffiti along the Mississippi River - Covid-19

Graffiti  "ho...he Mississippi River - Covid-19

Graffiti "hope you find all you seek" along the Mississippi River - Covid-19

French Quarter - Covid-19

Mississippi River Walk - French Quarter - Hunger, Covid-19

Factories spewing fire and poll...ley along the Mississippi River

Factories spewing fire and pollutants in Louisiana's Cancer Alley along the Mississippi River

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Thumbnail of Lone security guard  at the French Market. - Covid-19

Thumbnail of Tourist riverboat anchored with _where to go -  Covid-19

Thumbnail of Mississipi barge boat - Covid-19

Thumbnail of Lone man singing gospel along the Mississippi River - Covid-19

Thumbnail of Altar along the river - Covid-19

Thumbnail of Covid19 graffiti along the Mississippi River - Covid-19

Thumbnail of Graffiti  "hop_the Mississippi River - Covid-19

Thumbnail of Mississippi River Walk - French Quarter - Hunger, Covid-19

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Covid-19 News Spotlight

The Empty Quarter - Covid-19

sokari ekine

May 30, 2020

Location: New Orleans, Louisiana

The Empty Quarter: The Mississippi River in the Time of Covid-19

New Orleans is one of the major epicenters of Covid19 in the USA with the second-highest death rate per capita. Like many other cities with significant Black populations, the impact of Covid-19 has overwhelmingly affected our cities, black residents. This is not surprising given New Orleans is one of the most segregated cities with unequal access to health, housing and education. New Orleans has been my home since 2017 and the city has given me joy and creativity, love, and community. My heart is here and I like other New Orleanians miss our vibrant, festival loving Diasporic city. I take daily walks with my dog companion and these are just a few photos from our city walks during the Covid-19 #stayhome.

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Sokari Ekine

Also by Sokari Ekine —

MOR: A Collective Exhibition of Black Lesbian Thought

Photo book - Altars: Black Ecologies of the Spirit

Queer-Art-Pride : Print Fair

Matrix of Creativity ||Exhibition, New Orleans

Queer Art Online Marketplace

Louisiana World Makers Award

"Spirit Desire"- An experimental film by DJ Afifa

Book Review: "Spirit Desire: Resistance, Imagination and Sacred Memories in Haitian Vodou"

Lived Experience: Delphine Diallo's powerful portraits of LGBTQ+ people aged over 50

Kazal, Haiti as Memory

Altars of Black Resistance - New Orleans

Working the Spirit: Rituals of the African Diaspora

AfroFuture, Ground Zero Exhibition

Lovership, We Are Sacred Space. [Pride]

Tales of the City - PRIDE

Queer! Like Fearlessness to Imagine

Exhibition: ALTAR: Prayer, Ritual, Offering

Exhibition: Memento Mori

Book: Spirit Desire

2019 Projects in progress

Photo Stories 2019 [7:] Nothing Matters