A meditation on the work of the trailblazing Scottish-Ghanaian artist Maud Sulter and an interrogation of the politics of artistic memory. maud. (2022) demands answers as to why Sulter's legacy and impact has been so well-hidden from the wider Scottish artistic landscape. Released fourteen years after her death, the film explores the politics of memory and how this intersects with art; who do we celebrate and who goes largely unrecognised? Filmed in Edinburgh, Glasgow and St Andrews, four Black artists currently making art in Scotland - Adebusola Ramsay, Sekai Machache, Zoë Zo, Zoë Tumika & Zoë Guthrie and Camara Taylor - discuss how learning about Maud Sulter has affected them and their practice. We are called upon to explore Sulter’s impressive body of work ourselves, including her writing, visual art and collaborations with other artists such as Lubaina Himid and Ingrid Pollard. Directed by Natasha Thembiso Ruwona.

In this episode, Chizu & Xavier discuss the film and its inspirations.

Fringe of Colour Films is a hybrid arts festival for Black people and People of Colour. Find out more at ⁠fringeofcolour.co.uk⁠