"Mi tun mi madda."

This photo-based selfie mixed-media AI artwork captures that pivotal moment of transformation when we see our mothers in ourselves and ourselves in them. (Life Course Perspective Anthropology)<br /><br />Wearing a synthetic wig, I visually honour that shift, that inheritance, that echo. Jamaican Patois (Patwa), a creole language born of resistance, colonial disruption, and survival, anchors our communication and bridges generations.<br /><br />It’s how we speak our truth. It’s how we archive our lives.<br />This piece is part of my ongoing PhD research in visual ethnography, autoethnography and digital anthropology, exploring how Black British women use art, language, and memory to resist erasure, preserve identity, and redefine heritage across time, space, and technology.<br /><br />Visual culture and lived experience<br />Creole linguistics, memory & resistance<br />AI + Selfie + Diaspora storytelling<br />Intersectional, age-aware feminist anthropology<br />Life course perspective anthropology<br />Disability Anthropology<br /><br />We are the archives. We are the data. We are the designers.<br /><br />Alt Text:<br /><br />"Digital artwork of a Black woman wearing a synthetic wig, with striking editorial-style features and vibrant clothing. Her head is turned in reflection, embodying the phrase 'Mi tun mi madda' written beside her. This is a mixed-media, AI-enhanced self-portrait by Michi Masumi exploring Jamaican identity, language, and matriarchal lineage."<br /><br />Art Processes:<br /><br />Portrait Photography - Canon 90d and 50mm lens<br />Photoshop<br />Lightroom Classic and Lightroom <br />Rebelle 6<br />Midjourney - Blending <br />Canva - Text<br /><br /><br />