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NKATA is an Igbo word from the language spoken by the Igbo people of Nigeria. It simply means "Conversation".
Dots of Thoughts
I often wake up in the morning with thoughts reeling in my head. Thoughts inspired by a conversation with someone; something I read, heard, listened to (music/podcasts), a film I saw, a photograph I made, an essay/poem I wrote, or in broad terms, an impactful encounter.
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Easy, Now: Reflections on Tension in Creation by Kay Ugwuede
Prelude When we imagine the biblical creation story, we liken the moments before God says let there be light to a blank canvas; a white piece of linen stretched...
Reflections on Akinbode’s ‘Wanderings’ by Sheriff Tahiru
I write down these thoughts as a continuation of reflections triggered by a podcast conversation between Emeka Okereke and Akinbode Akinbiyi. I was struck deeply by the theme and...
Nkata Episode 4 with Otobong Nkanga: Video Excerpt
Episode 04 of Nkata features 117 mins conversation between Emeka Okereke (host) and the visual/performance artist Otobong Nkanga. Here is a 10 mins video excerpt of the conversation. The...
Blog
Easy, Now: Reflections on Tension in Creation by Kay Ugwuede
Prelude When we imagine the biblical creation story, we liken the moments before God says let there be light...
Reflections on Akinbode’s ‘Wanderings’ by Sheriff Tahiru
I write down these thoughts as a continuation of reflections triggered by a podcast conversation between Emeka Okereke and...
Blog
Easy, Now: Reflections on Tension in Creation by Kay Ugwuede
Prelude When we imagine the biblical creation story, we liken the moments before God says let there be light...
EP14: “Move one foot in front of the other, and you will find your road”. Nkata with Jide Adeniyi-Jones
Jide Adeniyi-Jones (b. Lagos, 1952) is a Nigerian documentary photographer based in Lagos and Washington, DC. He credits the English photographer John Vickers for paving his way into photography in 1972. Since then, he has worked across various...
EP16: We need to move the body elsewhere to see what sticks – with Dior Thiam.
I have been reflecting on the works of Frantz Fanon and Edouard Glissant, rummaging through their thoughts for clues about the dialectics of the future. This led to a sparkly conversation with the Berlin-based artist Dior Thiam....
Ep13: “When I use the term Afropolitanism, it refers to the “becoming planetary” of our predicament.” Nkata with Achille Mbembe.
In this conversation, moderated by host Emeka Okereke, the Cameroonian philosopher takes the listener on a journey across some personal experiences, thoughts, events and projections that animated his work and life.
EP12: “We are workers of the Spirit”. Nkata with Koyo Kouoh
Koyo Kouoh (b. 1967) is a Cameroonian-born curator. She is a leading figure in the Contemporary art world. More specifically, she is one of the pioneers who helped shape and articulate contemporary art practices from the African continent...
EP11: “We were brought up to strive for Eloquence”. Nkata with Olu Oguibe
Olu Oguibe (b.1964) is a Nigerian-born American artist and academic. His work constitutes a pillar of what we now know as Contemporary African art and post-colonial studies. In conversation with Emeka Okereke, Oguibe relives childhood memories while weaving...