EP06: Mama Margeret of Afroshop Tropical Markt – 25 Years of Making Life Matter in Berlin.
For 25 years, Madam Margaret Opambour-Adjei has run the Afroshop Tropical Markt, in Neukölln Berlin, where she sells foodstuffs,...
EP05: Dalit, A Quest For Dignity – Relating Image-Making to World-Making Through a Photo Book
In this Episode, Emeka Okereke (Berlin) connects, through a phone conversation, with Diwas Raja (Kathmandu) – writer, scholar and...
EP04: It Takes Many Trees to Make a Forest – Tribute to Tony Allen
To dedicate a conversation to Tony Allen is to recall the rich history of African Music, unsurpassed wit and...
EP03: Morrison’s Black Book, Chimurenga’s Festac ’77 – “Unwritable Stories” in a Book Form
In Episode 3 of Dots of Thoughts (DoT), Emeka Okereke reflects on a book which preoccupied him of late:...
EP06: “My father always told me that only Love is above the law” Nkata with Uche James Iroha
One cannot exhaustively and informatively review the history of contemporary Nigerian photography without frequently returning to the name Uche...
EP02: Neukölln to Bariga from a Bird’s View
Features: Innocent Ekejiuba /Oladimeji Olasoju /Ade Bantu (Lagos, Nigeria) Host: Emeka Okereke (Berlin, Germany). Episode two of DoT is...
EP01: Social Distancing and Its Sides of The Coin
This debut episode of Dots of Thoughts takes as a prompt an essay I wrote in reference to the...
“Not only are we ahead of time, we are classic” with Nontsikelelo Veleko
Nontsikelelo Veleko (b. 1977) is a South African photographer most notably recognised for her depiction of black identity, urbanisation...
EP04: “My mother told me: I have dreamt of you in colours” with Otobong Nkanga
Otobong Nkanga (b. 1974, Kano, Nigeria) is a visual and performance artist whose artistic practice spans almost two decades....
EP03: “No thank you – I will live up to the consequences” with Jihan El-Tahri
For our third episode, Emeka Okereke is in conversation with Jihan El-Tahri, an Egyptian filmmaker, producer, and visual artist....
EP02: “What have you, or what have I paid into that Trust?” with Bonaventure Ndikung
Episode two of NKATA sees Emeka Okereke in conversation with Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung. Ndikung (b.1977, Yaoundé) is...
EP01: “I wonder as I wander” with Akinbode Akinbiyi
In this debut episode of NKATA, Emeka Okereke is in conversation with Akinbode Akinbiyi. Akinbiyi (b.1946) is a Berlin-based...
EP00: Introduction of NKATA by EMEKA OKEREKE
In this intro episode, Emeka Okereke – the host of the program – introduces himself as well as the...
EP07: “Our subalterns have not sold out; our youngsters have not sold out”. Nkata with Shahidul Alam
Shahidul Alam (b.1955) is a Bangladeshi photojournalist, teacher and social activist. He has been a photographer for more than...