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[Archives] Ikọ #2 - Fashion and ethics with Aboubakar Fofana and Gozi Ochonogor (EN)


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Ikọ is a podcast conceived by artist Otobong Nkanga and curator Sandrine Honliasso in the framework of Nkanga’s ongoing work Carved to Flow, started in 2017 and acting as a support structure for initiatives engaged in nurturing social, cultural and economic life in distant and connected geographies. Ikọ is thought as an elastic space that stretches towards multiple geographies, encompasses distinct fields of study and relate heterogenous practices to arouse new readings and modes of creating meanings, relations and goods. Bringing together a wide range of voices intermingling with various audio proposal, Ikọ seeks to expand approaches to contemporary cultural and artistic practices and to allow a plurality of voices to be heard.


In this episode, Otobong Nkanga introduces a discussion between fashion designer Gozi Ochonogor and multidisciplinary artist and designer Aboubakar Fofana. The conversation will explore how each one articulates their textile practice and inclusion in the fashion industry and sustainable mode of production. It will furthermore reflect on their conceptions of fabric and fashion as a site for community building and support. Within the Ikọ Zone we listen to Nola Cherri, a singer, songwriter and visual artist living in Paris.


Dans cet épisode Otobong Nkanga initie une rencontre entre la styliste Gozi Ochonogor et l’artiste pluridisciplinaire, lui aussi styliste, Aboubakar Fofana. La conversation met en lumière la manière dont chacun·e aborde son travail textile, l’inscrit dans une filière de production durable et l’insert dans l’industrie de la mode. Mais l’échange valorise surtout leurs pratiques comme étant des espaces pour bâtir des entreprises communes et de soutiens mutuels. Dans l’Ikọ Zone nous écoutons la chanteuse, parolière et artiste visuelle, parisienne d’adoption, Nola Cherri.


In deze aflevering leidt Otobong Nkanga een gesprek in tussen mode-ontwerpster Gozi Ochonogor en multidisciplinair artiest en designer Aboubakar Fofana. In het gesprek zullen ze dieper ingaan op hoe ze elk hun eigen textielpraktijk vormgeven en integreren in de mode-industrie en in een duurzaam productieproces. In het gesprek komen ook hun opvattingen over stoffen en mode als een plaats voor gemeenschapsvorming en -ondersteuning aan bod. In de Ikọ Zone luisteren we naar Nola Cherri, een zangeres, songwriter en visueel artieste uit Parijs.

Ikọ podcast is co-produced and supported by Kunstenfestivaldesarts 2020 in the framework of The Diasporic Schools and Carved to Flow.

Founders: Otobong Nkanga, Sandrine Honliasso / Curator: Sandrine Honliasso / Sound designer: Giocomo Turra / Graphic designer: Antonin Faurel / Sound editor: Octave Broutard

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