Moor Mother, also known as Camae Ayewa, turns the foyer at the Kunstverein into a polyphonic and dynamic space filled with instruments, voices, words, and images. The room becomes full of energy, blending music and space into a mix of sounds and ideas. It’s a conversation across generations, a shared memory, and a reflection on time—both what we can see and what is hidden, from the past and the future. Music plays a key role in telling the story of history, especially the connection between colonialism and freedom, social justice, and the problems of capitalism, creating a new vision for the future.

Through Black Quantum Futurism, Moor Mother aka Camae Ayewa’s art is not only a vision for what’s to come but also a way to honor the present and its links to different pasts and possible futures. Ayewa works with both real ideas and imaginative, historical concepts, creating music and soundscapes using field recordings and sound collages from archives to make “sonic maps” that help us explore forgotten histories and futures. As an artist, she uses writing, music, film, visual art, and socially engaged projects to understand and change personal, cultural, and community experiences. She works to transform traditional ideas of time into new, empowering ways of thinking. Through her work, she hopes to inspire people to take action against ongoing struggles for land, housing, and health in black communities.