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In her multi-sensory presentation for Liste Art Fair Basel, Gladys Kalichini will explore the roles performed by women in various spheres of social life. The project uses lace fabrics and water as connection points to collect various stories and memories by women. Through video, sculpture, and installation, Kalichini offers a melancholic meditation on Zambia’s colonial and postcolonial histories, addressing themes such as trauma and death. Her approach to the archive as a space of enunciation shines a critical light on acts of omission or erasure of women’s contributions to Zambia’s political …