About this event
Artists Mae Shummo, Lucia Medina Uriarte and Ektoras Arkomanis will present their recently completed artwork Protea / Extraction, which was commissioned by Anti-Apartheid Legacy and The Liliesleaf Trust UK. Protea / Extraction draws on two elements: a plant seed and a site of colonial oppression which share the name Protea. The artists will discuss how these are connected by the political and botanical histories of South Africa, will talk about seed banks and seed economies, and about the creative process behind the artwork, which involved photography, drawing, sculpture, and bronze casting.
Speakers
Mae Shummo is a British Sudanese multidisciplinary artist and curator. Mae’s wider research and practice focuses on global indigenous cultural production and curatorial practices. Mae is a cultural collaborator at Fondazione Marta Czok.
Lucia Medina Uriarte is an architectural designer based in London and a member of Now What. Her research work explores the links between land and social justice, ecology and practices of making through an interest in history and cultural heritage. She is currently organising the next European Architecture Students Assembly on the theme of “Commons”.
Ektoras Arkomanis is an artist working primarily with film, a writer, a senior lecturer in history of architecture at London Metropolitan University and a member of Now What. His practice and research are often about informal places that lie in the margins of the city’s conscience.
Now What collective was founded by Lucia Medina Uriarte, James Thormod and Ektoras Arkomanis with the aim to promote open discussions about re-learning design, history and aesthetics from a viewpoint that acknowledges multiple voices, backgrounds and forms of practice.
Moderator
Professor Wessie Ling is a Professor of Transcultural Arts and Design at the School of Art, Architecture and Design at London Met and the Director of CREATURE.
Details
| Date/time | Wednesday 17 May 2023, from 5.30pm to 7pm GMT |
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| Tickets | Event ended |
| Location | The Atrium Library, GSG-15, 16 Goulston Street , London , E1 7TP |
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