Part 1

In this essay, I discuss Cyrus Kabiru’s work, which constructs narratives through photography, sculpture, and rumour.
I evaluate his practice in its common meetings with Jean Baudrillard’s concept of the simulacra.
Both Kabiru and the theory of simulacra investigate the age of commodification and the relationship between representation and reality.

Part 2.

Can the work of Ariella Azoulay, a photography and visual culture theorist, identify whether Kabirus’ images can challenge Baudrillard’s concept of the simulacra?
As Deborah Poole explains, visual technologies can develop positive spaces that shape modern understandings of race.