Cloud Chatanda at the ZK/U
Cloud Chatanda discusses his work in RBB24’s evening program where the history and works Zentrum für Kunst und Urbanistik (ZK/U) are covered extensively.
Dar Stool
Captivated by the tradition of gathering, chatting and relaxing under trees in public spaces, Alex wanted to make a temporary contribution to this practice by hosting a series of workshops for young artists and carpenters to build stools. They are now available at the National Museum, Nafasi Art Space, Baba Wa Toto, and maybe in other places. The idea is also that the wood and metal pieces are reusable for other projects.
Tyre
Umesh Maddanahalli rolls a tyre through the streets of Dar es Salaam and Bagamoyo, linking this traditional game from India with the layers of mixed heritage in Swahili culture –Arabic, Indian, Omani, Bantu, Persian…
Parallel Encounters
Nadin Reschke asked 20 local artists to react on her photographs of Dar es Salaam using their own techniques, incarnating the different steps of perception and interpretation of the city in image.
Simulizi Mijini: A seminar exploring the political, social and spatial dimensions of urban heritage from below
Seminar taught at the TU Berlin looking at the way history is seen, remembered and carved in cities with a focus was on non-Western, postcolonial contexts.