Dar Stool

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

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…

Taksim Topographical Practices

Taksim Topographical Practices

Between 2012 and 2013, students from the University of Tehran conducted various mapping projects aimed at documenting the (un)famous Taksim square with new tools, to generate new perspectives and new visions of this space. The objectives of this program, entitled...