Imran Perretta Counters the UK’s Hostility to Immigrants Through Collaborative Projects

A shower stool, a poem printed on A4 paper, a sheet of aluminum foil painted with lightening cream, a cake of blue soap, and cosmetic sponges daubed in “truly topaz” makeup comprised Imran Perretta’s Untitled (Twice as Nice), 2015. Resembling lost property, these collected items signaled the artist’s intention to reject dominant narratives equating cleanliness with whiteness.
Still from Imran Perretta’s film the destructors, 2019, 23 minutes, 35 seconds.
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