Fi Dem VII Many Mikl Mek ah Mukl

Fi-Dem is a continued exploration into Blackness and diaspora. It reveals Windrush community histories and Minott’s personal diasporic experience via fragmented audio and visual cues, highlighting the stories of enslaved peoples, the Windrush generation and their connections. Each film begins with a sonic investigation by Minott, compiling a soundtrack of Lovers rockand bass-heavy Dub via a playlist. This is merged with speeches and collected archival audio visuals from sources, Windrush generation arrival footage, NHS Windrush nurses’ archives – notable as this year the NHS also celebrates its 75th anniversary – and footage from Notting Hill carnival and the 1985 riots across England, combined with Minott’s own personal archives including family videos. These visuals are woven into digital stock images of nature, including bodies of water, reflecting the movement of people on Empire Windrush and in reference to the transatlantic slave trade.

Fi Dem VI was presented as part of Minott’s solo show Many Mikl Mek Ah Mukl at Queercircle, London, UK (2023). The launch of Fi Dem VI coincides with the 75th anniversary of the docking on 22 June 1948.