DoTShorts #2: Inner Voice
In the second episode of Dots of Thoughts Shorts, Emeka shares a few thoughts and impulses about what the inner voice means for him. Duration: 9:19 mins. Join the...
DoTShorts #1: What Are You Working For?
This is the debut episode of the bonus series called Dots of Thoughts Shorts (DoTshorts). Emeka Okereke gives a glimpse of his thoughts regarding the notion of work, and...
EP12: Memory, Performance, Healing and Celebration in the Photographic works of Lebohang Kganye.
In the 12th Episode of Dots of Thoughts, Emeka Okereke reflects on the photographic work of Lebohang Kganye. Ke Lefa Laka: Her-story, was realised in 2013. It explores the...
EP11: 21st Century Photographers Re-articulate The Continent – with Ekow Eshun
“There is no simplicity or singleness to Africanness”, Ekow says. One might think that this needn’t be said in 2021. This is precisely what this book hopes to achieve:...
EP10: Time does not pass. We, on the other hand, pass through it – and make forms of it (Part 3) with J. Redza
In this episode of “Time Does Not Pass. We, on the other hand, pass through it – and make forms of it”, Emeka Okereke (Berlin) is in conversation with...
EP09: Time does not pass. We, on the other hand, pass through it – and make forms of it (Part 2) with Jude Anogwih
“I am looking at Time as an element of art, an element of expression not as a clock or calendar. I am looking at the capacity you have as...
EP08: Time does not pass. We, on the other hand, pass through it – and make forms of it (part 1)
We often hear such expressions as “Time passes”. “Don’t waste time”. “Buy time”. “Spend time”. But, is time quantifiable in the sense we use it? Isn’t it a paradox,...
EP08: “If I write for them, it means I am removing myself from my source”. Nkata with Niq Mhlongo
Niq Mhlongo (b. 1973, Soweto) is a South African writer born in Johannesburg. Today, he is considered “one of the most high-spirited, irreverent voices of post-apartheid South African literary...
EP07: The Legacy of Queen’s College – A Perspective on Radical Education for Women in Nigeria.
Founded in 1927, Queen’s College, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria is part of a formidable legacy addressing the gender disparities between male and female education in Nigeria spearheaded by a group...
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 40 years. His life and work can invariably be summarised...
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, cosmetics and fabrics mainly from West Africa. Originally from Ghana,...
EP13: To Organise a Place as if it was a Photograph – with Eric Gyamfi
Eric Gyamfi (1990, Ghana) is a visual artist working with and within photography. This podcast conversation was induced by the inclusion of his work in the book, Africa State...