"The AK-47 is one of those objects that has taken on a symbolic value within the context of the anti-colonial struggle, against colonial domination. The AK-47 holds this symbolic value, and when I include it in my image alongside this young woman, it signifies that she is capable of reversing the dynamics of colonial eroticism into something else, because colonial eroticism is based on domination. It dominates the country, the territories, the people, and violates everything. From the moment the dominated people possess this 'magical' object, they can reverse the power dynamics or shift the balance of power, creating a new situation that the aesthetics of colonialism might not be able to tolerate." - Hassan Musa