An evening of art exhibition, live performance

The programme will showcase Gabon’s innovative approach to blending art and science inspired by his research during his 2023-24 Fulbright residency in Botswana. Gabon, a Jamaican-born American artist and 2024 US Fulbright Research and Arts Scholar is currently hosted by the Okavango Research Institute (ORI) at the University of Botswana in Maun. During his 10-month residency, Gabon has conducted extensive field research across Botswana, focusing particularly on the Makgadikgadi salt pans and the Okavango Delta ecosystem.

His work explores salt as both a metaphor and a mineral, aiming to bridge scientific concepts with artistic expression to make complex information more accessible to the public. Gabon’s practice seeks to balance and intersect artistic representation with social activism and social commentary, particularly regarding issues pertinent to Africa and people within the Diaspora. The Salt series is from the body of work titled, A-salted intermission and is a result of four years of researching and creating work about community, social activism and awareness.