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The Nest Collective is a multidisciplinary collective living and working in Nairobi, Kenya.

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Thank you so much for having us @iffmh🌻🎬!
BLOSSOM: Our very own @zi.ggie and the lovely @callmedjiv will be performing at the Klub Karlstorbahnhof for the BLOSSOM event which is part of the @iffmh! Ziggie and IV will be performing alongside the German-based talented DJs JOEY LOU and OLIV fro
IFFMH: We are excited to share that we will be at the @iffmh showcasing a selection of our compelling shorts; ‘We Need Prayers,’ ‘Tuko Macho,’ ‘To Catch A Dream,’ our anthology film, ‘Stories of Our Lives,&rs
We have come to a bittersweet end of our outdoor art installation ‘Return To Sender’ journey at the @snfcc in Athens! Curated by @katerina.gregos, ‘Return To Sender’ opened at the SNFCC Esplanade on April 26, 2023, and was on
MORE THAN WORDS: Our long-awaited illustrated book of queer stories “More Than Words is now **available for purchase** at @papercafe.nbo! “More Than Words” is a collection of illustrated queer stories that brings together selected a
PODCAST: Our very own @sunnydolat had an insightful conversation with artist @jeremyhutchison and fashion historian @amberbutchart for series 3 of Amber’s podcast, #ClothCultures! Sunny and Jeremy discuss the installations “Return To Send

The Nest Collective x Stroom: ‘Material Languages’ Kickoff

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We are excited to announce the kickoff series of online conversations to wrap our Stroom Den Haag residency, Our House, Your Home! Over the next couple weeks (11th May to 9th June), our very own Sunny Dolat, Jim Chuchu and Njoki Ngumi will be presenting and discussing ‘Material Languages’, a series of new artworks reflecting on how textiles help us unpack belonging, identity, culture and design. Sunny’s ‘Nanga’ explores contemporary African prints, as well as sustainable textiles, and undertakes new spiritual rituals; Jim’s ‘A Machine Dreams of African Print’ goes on an adventure to create new designs via AI and machine learning, and Njoki’s ‘What We Saw’ uses tapestry and quilting techniques to hold space for the energies that characterised challenging journeys through difficult times. 

Material Languages kicked off this week, on Tuesday 11th May, 2021! See all the calendar dates of the upcoming public coming events here (with registration details to follow):

20 May – Thursday – 19:00  NL Time / 20:00 EAT
A Machine Dreams of African Print: Zoom digital presentation by Jim Chuchu

26 May – Wednesday – 19:00 NL Time / 20:00 EAT
What We Saw: Tapestry project digital presentation by Njoki Ngumi 

2 June – Wednesday – 19:00 NL Time  / 20:00 EAT
Nanga: Textile heritages and futures digital presentation by Sunny Dolat (with guests TBA)

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