Nkata / Journal
Essays, installations, field notes, and reflections emerging from the Nkata listening archive.
5 published entries
Featured essay
In relation to EP04: “My mother told me: I have dreamt of you in colours” with Otobong Nkanga
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 tight over a wooden frame standing on an easel waiting on the artist…
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In relation to EP01: “I wonder as I wander” with Akinbode Akinbiyi
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…
Read the essayEpisode 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.…
Watch the entryEpisode 3 of Nkata is in the making. For now, here is a video-excerpt of the podcast. In this episode, Emeka Okereke is in conversation with Jihan El-Tahri,…
Watch the entryFor the second episode of NKATA, Emeka Okereke is in conversation with Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung – a curator and art critic based in Berlin but working in…
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