
Those who are denied a voice often find other ways to be heard. London's Latinx community, excluded from documented recognition, burst through a bureaucracy of neglect to leave the hues of their culture on the city's paved canvas.
There is a particular form of exhaustion unique to Art Basel. Not physical exhaustion, though there is plenty of that — the endless circuits through Messeplatz, the strategic lunges toward collector breakfasts, the late-night migrations from riverside terraces to hotel bars.
Abi Joy Samuel is a London-based interdisciplinary artist working across sculpture, painting, photography, drawing and performance.