Chair VIII by Røberto Medina is a contemplative work of Black Art, photographed and printed on paper with conceptual precision. The empty chair functions as both subject and symbol, evoking themes of absence, presence, and cultural memory.
Medina’s use of light and framing transforms minimalism into depth, where silence becomes narrative and vacancy turns into testimony. Chair VIII situates itself within the continuum of Black Art, affirming photography’s power to reflect resilience, identity, and the layered experience of memory.
As part of Afrikanizm Art’s curated collection, Chair VIII is a one-of-a-kind collector’s piece that expands the vocabulary of Black Art. A photograph that redefines simplicity as profound cultural expression, reinforcing the series’ role in documenting absence as presence.
Røberto Medina
