Mixed Messages

Mixed Messages

Jane Thakoordin: “It’s taken me a long time to swim in that ocean of mixedness”

The artist on contextualising her heritage, being proudly other and Guyana’s diverse communities

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Isabella Silvers
Aug 15, 2022
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Hi, welcome back to Mixed Messages! This week I’m speaking to artist Jane Thakoordin, who is of Guyanese and white heritage. Jane is part of Mixed Rage Collective, whose exhibition Unapologetically Other was part of the Birmingham Commonwealth Festival 2022. Jane has come to be incredibly comfortable in her mixed identity, influenced by her activist fam…

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