EP16: “Creativity is what we owe Humanity” – Nkata with Ibe Ananaba
In this episode of Nkata Podcast: Art & Processes, host Emeka Okereke engages in a compelling conversation with Nigerian painter, designer, and multimedia artist Ibe Ananaba. A lifelong explorer...
EP23: On Following The Intangible – with Genevieve White
In this episode, we journey with Genevieve White, a seasoned artist and performer, as she shares her path from her multicultural roots in Canada to the vibrant art scene...
EP22: “Pleasures in the confusions of boundaries”: Transdisciplinary Artistic Practices and Pedagogy – with Lukas Feireiss
In this episode of Dots of Thoughts, Emeka Okereke engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Berlin-based artist, producer, and scholar Lukas Freireiss. Renowned for his transdisciplinary approach, Lukas shares...
EP15: “The garment of the present is always stitched by cloths and threads from a variety of elsewheres” – Nkata with John Akomfrah
In this thought-provoking episode, host Emeka Okereke sits down with the visionary Ghanaian-born British artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah. Akomfrah is renowned for his groundbreaking contributions to contemporary art...
EP21: Dilemma of a New Age: Black Fathers, Resilence, Raising a Child in Berlin – with Alain Missala
Can the simple act of daily gratitude empower and transform your life? In this episode of Dots of Thoughts Podcast, recorded on-site at the Neue Berliner Kunstverein, host Emeka...
EP20: How Can Photography Shape Political Discourse in the 21st Century? – with Jane Tormey
In this episode, I discuss the book, “Photography and Political Aesthetics” with the author, art critic and professor, Jane Tormey. Our enlightening conversation traverses the landscape where artistry intersects...
EP19: Polyrhythmic Weavings Across Countries, Continents, and Time – with Batila
This episode takes you on an auditory pilgrimage with the Berlin-based, musician, Batila, weaving the essence of his Congolese and Angolan heritage into a rich narrative that dances between...
EP18: Rooftop Encounters, and “Living Tangier.” – with Abdelmajid Hannoum
During a three-week residency in Tangier, Morocco, my friend and colleague, anthropologist Mathangi Krishnamurthy, and I, Emeka Okereke, had the privilege of meeting Abdelmajid Hannoum, whose book “Living Tangier”...
EP17: Confronting Germany’s past through colonial relics of the Prussian Palaces – with Carolin Alff
This episode was inspired by my participation in the exhibition “Prussian Palaces. Colonial Histories”, taking place at the Schloss Charlottenburg Berlin. My guest, Carolin Alff, one of the exhibition’s...
EP16: Exploring Existential Complexity: A Dive into ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ with You Kim.
If you’ve ever found yourself lost in the labyrinth of existence or pondering the multiverse and the many layers of our identity, my recent chat with the talented filmmaker...
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...
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...