My Speaking Practice explores
how the human voice can be used to connect and inspire
The Politics of Fabric and Fashion in Africa 1960 – Today
2022 – Gresham College
1960 was the year of Africa. Over seventeen countries rid themselves of colonial rule and a new sense of pride in being Black and African was expressed through myriad artforms, notably via the fashioning of the body.
Using objects in the V&As ‘Africa Fashion’ exhibition this lecture explores how fibre and fabric carried meaning in the moment of independence and carries meaning now in the cutting-edge work of Africa’s contemporary fashion creatives, Aphia Sakyi, Thebe Magugu and Artsi Ifrach.
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Disobedient Dress: Fashion as Everyday Activism
2016 – TEDxEastEnd
Looking at the relationship between cloth, culture and race, I examine the fascinating cultural exchanges that occur beyond borders as a result of movement and migration expressed through the clothes we wear, the objects we collect and the art that we make.
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