Postcolonial Namibia

Publications:

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Postkoloniale Gegenbilder. Künstlerische Reflexionen des Erinnerns an den deutschen Kolonialismus in Namibia
by Fabian Lehmann
Kapitel 5: Eingriffe in kolonialtopografische Kontinuitäten: Das Windhoeker Reiterdenkmal als demontiertes Motiv
Seite 296-307
Das Pferd, nicht der Reiter: The horse is a problem. The horse must go. (Imke Rust)

Open Access – click on image

Troubling Archives – History and Memory in Namibian Literature and Art
by Julia Rensing
Chapter 2: Artistic Archival Interventions and Memory Conversions explores several different works and series of mine, such as my Memory Series, Roots & Branches and A Thorny Issue in great depth, alongside the work of fellow Namibian artist Tuli Mekondjo.

A Thorny Issue

A lens-based meditative performance by Imke Rust, Farm Otukarru, Namibia. (2017, Released 2019)

(The Impossibility of) Cleansing Healing Watering

(The Impossibility of) Cleansing Healing Watering is a lens-based performance dealing with my personal exploration of Namibia’s colonial history and the question of how we can cleanse ourselves of the guilt of our ancestors, heal the wounds and work towards a fruitful future.
(A lens-based meditative performance, Farm Otukarru, Namibia. Created in collaboration with Steffen Holzkamp)

The Horse is a Problem. The Horse Must Go. (Iwalewahaus collection)

Read more about this and the next work HERE.

Who Cares About the Horse? (Iwalewahaus collection)

Older Works:

Land Issues

Götterdämmerung (Acrylic and red pencil on Canvas, 100x80cm) © Imke Rust
Götterdämmerung (Acrylic and red pencil on Canvas, 100x80cm) © ImkeRust
Talking about the artworks ‘Götterdämmerung’ (above left), Promises of Death (below left) and Digging up Old Bones (right).