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

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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

V&A Africa Fashion Conference

Our very own Sunny Dolat will be delivering the opening keynote speech at the Africa Fashion Conference in London this week! Inspired by the Africa Fashion exhibition, the Africa Fashion Conference will gather fashion luminaries and creatives from the continent to exchange ideas and knowledge about the fashion scene in Africa, whilst also celebrating the contemporary African creatives shifting the geography of global fashion. 

The Africa Fashion Exhibition opened on 2nd July 2022 and has been showcasing garments from a selection of mid-twentieth century designers—Shade Thomas-Fahm, Chris Seydou, Kofi Ansah and Alphadi, exploring the work of the vanguard and the creative teams at the heart of this eclectic and cosmopolitan scene today. Sunny was a core part of the exhibition’s curatorial team, where he contributed his ideas, selections, networks, research, writing, strategy and reflections to the exhibition, not to mention his fashion film “In Their Finest Robes The Children Shall Return”, and excerpts from his short Looku. 

The two day conference will be held on Friday 18th November 2022, and Saturday 19th November 2022, in the HochHauser Auditorium, at the V&A Museum. The event will also be livestreamed! Online tickets are available for £15. Book here for online tickets and here for on-site tickets (if you’re in London) to catch Sunny and other fashion creatives for this exciting, timely series of conversations!

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