Photo Museum Ireland

Artist In Residence

Sabrina Faria

The Unapologetic Project is an ongoing endeavour where I use photography and poetry to voice reflections on the notions of otherness experienced by myself and other Black and Brown migrant women in Ireland. This project aims to reveal and transform traumatic experiences through different episodes of racism. I created portraits of seven women with whom I share spaces of subjectivity. The portraits were taken individually and captured in urban areas of Dublin city centre. The conversation process and their narratives about being Black and migrant in Ireland helped me to form my response as an African artist born in the diaspora to the racist and anti-migrant discourse permeating Europe.

Racism’s sophistication lies in its brutal dehumanizing effects. This project advocates for visibility through sisterhood, linking art to the fundamental concept of intersectionality. Created by the U.S. leading scholar of critical race theory Kimberlé Crenshaw, this concept addresses the intersection between gender and race acts of violence, which was crucial in shaping this work and reflecting my lived experiences under both thin and thick layers of oppression. I intend to expand this project with more photography, poetry, and video installation to amplify my research as a response to the racism and sexism that structure our society.

I name it Unapologetic as a call to action, a collective response to the humiliation, subjugation, and scapegoating of Black people and ethnic minorities for the country’s socio-economic issues. I invite the community to share in an unapologetic yet peaceful statement of presence.

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY:

Sabrina Faria is a multidisciplinary artist and advocate for freedom and social justice. She uses photography and poetry to address gender and race issues, incorporating techniques from dance and yoga to mitigate the impact of the patriarchal Western society on the health of Afro-diasporic individuals.

Since 2022, Faria has been developing the Unapologetic Project, an ongoing process involving photography, poetry, and the urban landscape. In this project, she intricately blends personal reflections with theories on migration, racism, and the sense of belonging shared with other Black and Brown women in Ireland.

Sabrina holds a degree in Contemporary Dance from the Angel Vianna School and College in Rio de Janeiro, a postgraduate degree in Gender and Sexuality from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). Her art residencies include Mother Tongues 2024. Sabrina has been living in Ireland since 2015.