King's College London

Running until 12 October at Science Gallery London, My Kind of Black shares the work of curators and Just Futures residents, The Spit Game UK collective. It showcases their approach to using creativity as a tool for healing, social justice and self-expression, and is a celebration of authenticity and championing the vibrancy of young Black talent and cultures.

Exploring topics including consent, the ethics of humour, and conspiracy theories My Kind of Black features four new films conceived, created and produced by The Spit Game UK. The Things I’ll Do to Be President, Help! I think My Teacher is Racist, Ping, and Just a Joke each offer a lens for audiences to experience the complexity of these contexts from a young Black person’s perspective.

Visitors to this free exhibition are invited to watch these films, take a look behind-the-scenes to discover how The Spit Game UK use music and film to champion authenticity and self-expression before stepping into the Spit Game Studio to give voice to their own kind of creativity.

My Kind of Black is open Wed-Sat, 11am -6pm at Science Gallery London and is a free exhibition.

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 About The Spit Game UK

The Spit Game UK is a collective of artists, actors, models, producers and creatives who represent young Black London cultures. Led by Benjamin Turner, the output of their work covers music, film and more. At the core of their programme are the in-house Cypher Series, Spit on the Street, and short films.

The Spit Game UK was formed by teacher and youth mentor Benjamin Turner in October 2021 with young people who he supported at the time. The collective is constantly growing with new members, with young people from across London reaching out to take part.

With the experiences of young Black creatives and Black creativity, their goal with this residency is to develop a research-informed approach to their creative output, with the intention of broadening the impact of their work and highlighting the urgency of the issues they cover.

About Just Futures

Just Futures is Science Gallery London’s residency programme for young and emerging creatives, activists or convenors, which recognises that to create a just world, young people need to be at the centre of shaping and designing structures, systems and ideas for future living.  The year-long residency provides space to experiment with ideas around what just futures could look like, and offers access to creative spaces, support from Science Gallery London’s team, and access to research and collaborations inside King’s.