BURDEN: A series

BURDEN is a collaborative work between spoken word artist Sabiqah Bello and visual artist Shorouq who visually translated Sabiqah's words through the lens of her camera.

BURDEN: An Experience by Sabiqah BelloAfrican Leadership Academy

The first stanza highlights the effect of climate change on the weather.

BURDEN: An Experience by Sabiqah BelloAfrican Leadership Academy

The Laws of Ebb and Flow by ShorouqAfrican Leadership Academy

It articulates the harsh realities we have to face as consequences of our actions.

BURDEN: A Question by Sabiqah BelloAfrican Leadership Academy

do not forget me by ShorouqAfrican Leadership Academy

The second stanza of BURDEN: A series is a question. It contemplates the concept of activism and action.

BURDEN: A Question by Sabiqah BelloAfrican Leadership Academy

It addresses performative advocacy and how our actions against climate change lack proactivity. In the era of social media activism, most of what we are familiar with are mere feeble actions.

Fossils of Civilizations by ShorouqAfrican Leadership Academy

BURDEN: An Apology by Sabiqah BelloAfrican Leadership Academy

The last stanza, an apology acknowledges the consequences of climate change the next generation may have to confront.

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