News and updates from the Nest Collective.
ON INSTAGRAM:
Our very own Ziggie and the amazing DJ IV will be performing at the Klub Karlstorbahnhof for the BLOSSOM event which is part of the International Film Festival Mannheim Heidelberg 2023! Ziggie and IV will be performing alongside the German-based talented DJs JOEY LOU, OLIV from ZENA Kollectiv, a collective that is passionate about expanding the presence of FLINTA*artists in the realms of electronic music and club culture.
Read MoreWe're thrilled to announce our participation in the International Film Festival Mannheim Heidelberg this November! We'll be showcasing a selection of our compelling shorts; 'We Need Prayers,' 'Tuko Macho,' 'To Catch A Dream,' our anthology film, 'Stories of Our Lives,' and an installation of our video series ‘'When We Are and When We Are Not.’
Read MoreWe have come to a bittersweet end of our outdoor art installation ‘Return To Sender’ journey at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) in Athens! Curated by Katerina Gregou, ‘Return To Sender’ opened at the SNFCC Esplanade on April 26, 2023, and was on display till September 30th, 2023.
Read MoreOur long-awaited illustrated book of queer stories, “More Than Words”, is now available for purchase! “More Than Words” brings together selected autobiographical words from the Stories of Our Lives documentary archive and new works of romance, young-adult, sci-fi, and fantasy fiction stories, sprinkled with original commissioned illustrations to expand further into black, African queer experiences.
Read MoreOur very own Sunny Dolat had a wonderful and insightful conversation with fashion historian Amber Butchart for her podcast series 3 of Cloth Cultures! The series focuses on the themes of this year’s British Textile Biennial, and brings in artists and curators who will be exhibiting in the Biennial and experts from the fashion and clothing industry together to discuss the themes that arise from the different pieces, and the complex, political histories of textiles.
Read MoreOur art installation, Return to Sender, will be showing at the British Textile Biennial 2023! Originally commissioned for Documenta 15 in 2022, we are thrilled to bring it to the British Textile Biennial, where it will be showing at The Exchange, Blackburn from September 29 to October 29, 2023.
Read MoreWe’re absolutely thrilled to announce that our very own Sunny Dolat is on the Business of Fashion annual list of people shaping the global fashion industry! The Business of Fashion is a global publication, information hub, learning, business and career portal, critical analysis meeting point, and leading intelligence repository for the 2.5 trillion dollar fashion industry, with offices in London, New York, Paris and Shanghai.
Read MoreWe are thrilled to present “Stories of Our Lives: In Search of Queer Sanctuaries” at the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMΣΤ) in Athens, Greece, which will be opening on Friday 29th September 2023! Curated by Ioli Tzanetaki, this archive installation comprises photographs, illustrations, soundscapes (we’re thrilled to feature among these, a prayer for queer Africans by multi-disciplinary artists Adeola Aderemi, who also shared a podcast on ancestral veneration for our Queer Joy project!) and transcribed excerpts from countless intimate conversations.
Read More"Return to Sender: Delivery Details", the companion visual piece to our documenta15 Return To Sender installation, will finally be screening in Nairobi! It will show at Unseen Nairobi, as part of an event organized by Fashion Revolution Kenya to celebrate Fashion Revolution Week!
Read MoreWe are thrilled to announce the unveiling of our art installation, Return to Sender, curated by Katerina Gregou, at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) in collaboration with the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST). Originally developed for Documenta 15 in 2022, this project is a poignant commentary on the environmental impact of second-hand clothing waste in Africa.
Read MoreWe are super humbled to learn and share that we are on the 2022 Monopol Magazin’s 100 list! Every year, this German art publication of note releases a curated selection of 100 folks said to be making key contributions to the field of contemporary arts, and whose work has inspired and impacted the art world in many different ways.
Read MoreWe are so excited that Grey Oletsa and Adéọlá Naomi Adérè̩mí were able to join Njoki Ngumi for our second Queer Joy conversation about spirituality, discussing the evolution and development of different spiritual practices in diverse faiths, how queerness fits into these narratives across time, and so much more!
Read More
