Artist Elshafei Dafalla (left) speaks with a visitor in front of his artwork Delirium (2005). Installation view, States of Becoming, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, Tennessee, Jan 31–Apr 27, 2025.

Installation view, States of Becoming, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, Tennessee, Jan 31–Apr 27, 2025.

Curator Fitsum Shebeshe (left) poses with exhibiting artists (from left to right) Elshafei Dafalla, Chido Johnson, and Miatta Kawinzi. Installation view, States of Becoming, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, Tennessee, Jan 31–Apr 27, 2025.

Installation view, States of Becoming, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, Tennessee, Jan 31–Apr 27, 2025.

Installation view, States of Becoming, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, Tennessee, Jan 31–Apr 27, 2025.

Installation view, States of Becoming, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, Tennessee, Jan 31–Apr 27, 2025.

Installation view, States of Becoming, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, Tennessee, Jan 31–Apr 27, 2025.

Installation view, States of Becoming, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, Tennessee, Jan 31–Apr 27, 2025.

Installation view, States of Becoming, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, Tennessee, Jan 31–Apr 27, 2025.

Elshafei Dafalla, Delirium (2005). Installation view, States of Becoming, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, Tennessee, Jan 31–Apr 27, 2025.

Nontsikelelo Mutiti, EVERYTHING IS WHERE IT IS EXPECTED (2019). Installation view, States of Becoming, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, Tennessee, Jan 31–Apr 27, 2025.

Vamba Bility, Kolokwa english. Series N.19 (2022). Installation view, States of Becoming, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, Tennessee, Jan 31–Apr 27, 2025.

Dora King, Beyond the Lucent Wall (2007-2022). Installation view, States of Becoming, Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, Tennessee, Jan 31–Apr 27, 2025.