Artists
Asia Clarke
Asia Clarke is an Afro-Caribbean / Canadian Multidisciplinary Artist, Designer, Hairstylist and Consultant who centres sustainability and futures-thinking in her various practices. Living between Toronto and Accra, she is passionate about re-envisioning futures and helping communities, clients and brands to envision and actualize their creativity. With over 15 years of experience in the arts, international development and strategic foresight, she has worked on community economic empowerment and youth entrepreneurship projects in Canada, Dominica, Trinidad, eSwatini and Ghana.
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Diane Kaneza
For the past 15 years, Diane KANEZA has masterfully combined cinema, audiovisual communication, and journalism. Her passion for images drives her to tell compelling stories from her homeland. She graduated from the Master 2 Cinéma Documentaire de Création ( Université Gaston Berger de Saint louis - Sénégal) programme and produced the film "Mon Identité", which encapsulates her expertise in the acuity of the documentary gaze and her ability to create from reality. “Mon identité” was shortlisted for the Trophées Francophones du cinéma in 2018, shown as the closing film at the Saint Louis documentary festival, and presented at the Etats Généraux du documentaire in Lussas. It was also screened at the Poitiers Film Festival, in the category " Quand le Cinéma s'indigne" with Amnesty International.
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Fayo Said
Fayo Said is an interdisciplinary artist and researcher from the Netherlands and Oromia, Ethiopia. Her work and research focus on African and Afro-diasporic archives, as well as material and visual culture, with a particular emphasis on the Horn of Africa. Through her artistic practice, Fayo explores the complexities of cultural memory, identity, and the intersection of history and contemporary art. She holds a B.A. in International Studies (Africa Specialisation) from Leiden University. She is proficient in Oromo, English, and Dutch and has intermediate proficiency in German and French.
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Irene A’mosi
Irene A'mosi is an artist who explores the word as her main means of expression. With work that spans literature, spoken word, cinema and installation, Irene A'mosi delves into everyday issues, revealing subtle details that often escape the observer's perception. Her work seeks to unveil the poetics of the ordinary, transforming the apparently commonplace into a profound reflection on contemporary life.
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