News and updates from the Nest Collective.
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Our very own Njoki Ngumi was (finally, after the first conversation unfortunately didn’t work out!) in conversation with LIFT’s Artistic director and CEO Kris Nelson! This conversation will close out LIFT’s #PlansForTheFuture, a series of live conversations that have featured some really amazing people from all over the world who are working in the arts and culture.
Read MoreWe’re so grateful that you’ve received the first two runs of Nandi Flame from our Material Languages exploration with such love and excitement! Today, we’re thrilled to announce that we have FOUR new fabric prints, all available now for purchase at the Textile Loft!
Read MoreOur newest work is almost ready! The anthology feature film, titled The More Things Change (TMTC) has been in edits since the year began (you can watch some behind-the-scenes peeks into our production process here and here). While 2020 was a very challenging year in which to shoot, we were really grateful and blessed to work with many amazing people, and we’ve really been looking forward to releasing this new work! You can read about parts of our process here, and here.
Read MoreOur very own Jim Chuchu and Njoki Ngumi recorded a series of conversations titled ‘Invisible Conversations’! It is a limited podcast series where artists and curators expound further on their works, currently being presented at the ongoing Invisible Inventories exhibition. The exhibition, and other previous interventions like the Object Movement Dialogues, are part of the International Inventories Programme.
Read MoreOur very own Njoki Ngumi and Jim Chuchu were panelists at the Following The Trail discourse event alongside Alexis Th. Von Poser (deputy director of the Ethnological Museum and the Museum of Asian Art (Berlin), and Miranda Lowe (principal curator and scientist at the Natural History Museum in London).
Read MoreOur very own Jim Chuchu had an insightful conversation with the wonderful folks at Goethe-Institut Kenya for their podcast series, Decolonise The Internet! This is part of Goethe’s podcast series featuring experts in different professions who talk about how they and their fields are affected by AI.
Read MoreOur very own Njoki Ngumi will be in conversation with LIFT’s Artistic director and CEO Kris Nelson, exploring the future of arts and culture, Kenya’s cultural scene, what has been inspiring her current projects and much more!
Read MoreOur very own Njoki Ngumi and Jim Chuchu in collaboration with Chao Tayiana of African Digital Heritage, and independent curators Kahira Ngige and Rosie Olang will be taking part in the Unexpected Lessons Symposium co-hosted digitally by Nairobi and Berlin! Unexpected Lessons is a performative discursive event by Talking Objects Lab, a think tank, exhibition and event series that features video conversations, lectures, talks and discussions by different cultural curators, researchers and artists from around the world exploring the topic ‘Decolonizing Knowledge and Memory’.
Read MoreOur very own Dr. Akati Khasiani will be a panelist at the European Lab! The European lab is a programme running from June 8th to June 10th in Lyon, France, featuring debates and discussions around this year’s theme ‘The Battle of the Narratives’—handing over the microphone to a new generation of changemakers from across Europe and beyond.
Read MoreOur very own Jim Chuchu did an Instagram Live with our day one squad and collaborator, GALCK! GALCK is an umbrella body that works to provide safe and enabling spaces for LGBTQ+ persons in Kenya—doing incredible advocacy, community and strategy work at all levels
To close out our 3-part series of the online public conversations from our hybrid online Stroom Den Haag arts residency, Material Languages, our very own Sunny Dolat will be presenting his own project, Nanga! He will be exploring three elements: ritual textiles, contemporary African textiles, and sustainable textiles.
Read MoreWe are really excited our first run of Nandi Flame did so phenomenally well! Due to the overwhelming demand, we are thrilled to inform you that we have a second run of Nandi Flame now available for purchase at the Textile Loft.
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