ADVENTURE WITH AFRICA’S MAKERS, THINKERS AND DREAMERS
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<strong>ADVENTURE</strong> <strong>WITH</strong> <strong>AFRICA’S</strong><br />
<strong>MAKERS</strong>, <strong>THINKERS</strong> <strong>AND</strong> <strong>DREAMERS</strong><br />
MILAN DESIGN WEEK 09.04.2013 - 14.04.2013
WELCOME TO THE<br />
<strong>ADVENTURE</strong> <strong>WITH</strong> <strong>AFRICA’S</strong> <strong>MAKERS</strong>, <strong>THINKERS</strong> <strong>AND</strong> <strong>DREAMERS</strong><br />
Forget what you know about Africa, the world’s<br />
second-largest continent is journeying to new frontiers.<br />
From Tuesday to Friday this Milan Design Week, la<br />
Rinascente invites you to adventure into the Afrofuture.<br />
You’ll be able travel into space, watch Chinafrica TV,<br />
customise coffins or write-your-own African pulp fiction.<br />
COME IN-STORE <strong>AND</strong> EXPLORE THE AFROFUTURE<br />
MILAN DESIGN WEEK 09.04.2013 - 14.04.2013<br />
AFROFUTURE.COM #AFROFUTURE
LA RINASCENTE PRESENTS A FUTURISTIC AFRICA<br />
Tech-charged, idea-fuelled, space-obsessed. forgeT whaT you know abouT africa,<br />
The world’s second-largesT conTinenT is journeying To new fronTiers. This Milan<br />
design week, advenTure wiTh la rinascenTe inTo an afrofuTurisT design culTure.<br />
La Rinascente’s fLagship stoRe wiLL be ceLebRating the woRLd’s oRiginaL design<br />
festivaL saLone deL MobiLe in dynaMic styLe foR 2013 as it pResents ‘afRofutuRe’.<br />
thRough Media, events and peRfoRMance, La Rinascente wiLL deMonstRate the<br />
exciting Mind-shift in afRican technoLogy and how it’s RadicaLLy shaping new<br />
notions of design.<br />
fRoM south afRica’s fabLabs to Kenya’s ‘siLicon savannah’, the tech booM in afRica<br />
is a ceRtainty. afRica’s digitaL diaspoRa has eLbowed its way into the afRopoLitan<br />
conveRsation, but theRe’s a neweR naRRative eMeRging – afRican design. the<br />
continent is deveLoping on its own teRMs, with savvy innovatoRs eMeRging fRoM the<br />
cReative quaRteR and RebRanding theiR uRban spaces. it’s Moving away fRoM visuaL<br />
cLichés and foRging expeRiMentaL coLLaboRations with technoLogists, wRiteRs,<br />
Musicians, photogRapheRs, iLLustRatoRs, aRchitects, codeRs, deveLopeRs and cuLtuRaL<br />
coMMentatoRs. this is a MoveMent that’s Modifying afRica’s past and pResent and<br />
bRinging it into the futuRe.<br />
this design weeK, La Rinascente wiLL show festivaL-goeRs how afRica’s newest MaKeRs,<br />
thinKeRs and dReaMeRs aRe being spuRRed on by visions of the futuRe. ‘afRofutuRe’,<br />
an expeRiMentaL pRogRaMMe cuRated by beatRice gaLiLee, wiLL aMbitiousLy initiate<br />
an inteRnationaL design discouRse aRound the exciting new conveRsations buRsting<br />
out of aLL coRneRs of afRica. gaLiLee says: ‘as the design woRLd expands its Reach<br />
beyond aesthetics to encoMpass netwoRKs, stRategies and unexpected tactics, afRica<br />
becoMes an uRgent cRiticaL voice in the gLobaL conveRsation. in the afRofutuRe we<br />
iMagine the afRican union as the woRLd’s Most poweRfuL econoMic zone, we iMagine<br />
diy space tRaveL and bioMoRphic MiLitaRized KwazuLu veRvet MonKeys. we pResent<br />
chinafRica state tv, futuRistic instRuMents and conteMpoRaRy afRican puLp fiction.’<br />
oveR fouR days, La Rinascente invites festivaL-goeRs and consuMeRs to jouRney with<br />
theM into the afRofutuRe. taKing oveR La Rinascente’s fLagship MiLan stoRe, each day’s<br />
events wiLL bRing a foRwaRd-thinKing, futuRistic, gLobaL gaMe-changing veRsion of<br />
the woRLd’s second biggest continent. whetheR ReaL of iMagined, the afRica of today<br />
has wRapped its aRMs aRound the woRLd of toMoRRow. wRiteR, nana ocRan, who has<br />
heLped deveLop the pRoject foR La Rinascente says: ‘afRofutuRe shines a ModeRn, panafRican<br />
Light on what can, is and couLd happen in design in and beyond afRica, thRough<br />
wideR, deepeR naRRatives and expeRiMentaL Mash-ups with gLobaL innovatoRs. it’s a<br />
dynaMic pLatfoRM to KicK off the conveRsation about afRican design and to thinK big<br />
about how the RapidLy eMeRging futuRe wiLL see MouLd-bReaKing designeRs coMing up<br />
fRoM the RadicaL undeRgRound to the gLobaL MainstReaM’.<br />
fRoM Robotic Mash-ups and afRican sci-fi to bio-design and the spiRit of ‘pop cuLtuRe’<br />
in ghanaian-Made coffins, afRican cReatives and MaKeRs thRiLLingLy ReLay the afRican<br />
expeRience fRoM theiR own point of view.<br />
Alberto bAldAn, ceo of La Rinascente says: ‘afRofutuRe is a MuLtidiscipLinaRy pRoject,<br />
LiKe hacKed Last yeaR, foR which La Rinascente is happy to give its “stage” in the veRy<br />
heaRt of MiLan. in this way we puRsue two aiMs: we give visibiLity to the taLent of<br />
Many designeRs and aRtists and we offeR to ouR pubLic an unconventionaL point of<br />
view on design and its futuRe. we LiKe to thinK of La Rinascente as both incubatoR and<br />
spReadeR of cReativity.’
LA RINASCENTE PRESENTA UN’ AFRICA FUTURISTICA<br />
caricaTa a Tecnologia, aliMenTaTa a idee, ossessionaTa dallo spazio. diMenTicaTevi<br />
TuTTo quello che sapevaTe sull’africa. il secondo conTinenTe più grande del Mondo<br />
sTa viaggiando verso nuove fronTiere. nella seTTiMana del design avvenTuraTevi in<br />
rinascenTe e scopriTe la culTura afrofuTurisTica del design.<br />
neL suo fLagship stoRe La Rinascente ceLebRa con stiLe dinaMico iL saLone deL MobiLe<br />
2013 pResentando afRofutuRe. attRaveRso new Media, eventi e peRfoRMance, daRà<br />
voce aLLa stRaoRdinaRia RivoLuzione tecnoLogica afRicana e aL Modo in cui sta<br />
RadicaLMente definendo nuove nozioni di design.<br />
dai fabLabs deL sudafRica aLLa siLicon savannah in Kenya, iL booM tecnoLogico<br />
afRicano è oRMai un dato di fatto. iL teMa deLLa diaspoRa digitaLe si è fatto LaRgo<br />
neL dibattito afRopoLitano, Ma oRa una nuova naRRativa sta eMeRgendo: iL design<br />
afRicano. L’afRica sta sviLuppando La pRopRia estetica, gRazie a taLenti visionaRi e<br />
geniaLi che stanno eMeRgendo daL panoRaMa cReativo e che LavoRano a un Re-bRanding<br />
degLi spazi uRbani. seMpRe più Lontana da cLiché e steReotipi visivi, inauguRa<br />
e pRoMuove coLLaboRazioni speRiMentaLi con tecnoLogi, scRittoRi, Musicisti,<br />
fotogRafi, iLLustRatoRi, aRchitetti, pRogRaMMatoRi, sviLuppatoRi e opinionisti. un<br />
veRo e pRopRio MoviMento che sta caMbiando iL passato e iL pResente deLL’afRica peR<br />
tRaspoRtaRLa neL futuRo.<br />
duRante La settiMana deL design, La Rinascente pResenteRà aL pubbLico e agLi<br />
addetti ai LavoRi Le stiMoLanti visioni futuRistiche di cReativi, aRtisti, designeR,<br />
sognatoRi afRicani. afRofutuRe, iL pRogRaMMa speRiMentaLe cuRato da beatRice<br />
gaLiLee, vuoLe stiMoLaRe un aMbizioso discoRso inteRnazionaLe suL design e daRe<br />
voce aLLe appassionanti nuove conveRsazioni che stanno espLodendo in ogni angoLo<br />
d’afRica. beatRice gaLiLee affeRMa: “MentRe iL Mondo deL design aLLaRga i suoi confini<br />
oLtRe L’estetica peR incLudeRe netwoRKs, stRategie e tattiche inaspettate, L’afRica<br />
diventa un’incaLzante voce cRitica neLLa conveRsazione gLobaLe. afRofutuRe ci faRà<br />
iMMaginaRe L’unione afRicana coMe La più potente aRea econoMica deL<br />
Mondo; ci faRà speRiMentaRe viaggi spaziaLi fai-da-te, sciMMie bioMoRfe KwazuLu<br />
MiLitaRizzate, una tv di stato chino-afRicana, stRuMentazioni futuRistiche e una<br />
conteMpoRanea puLp fiction.”<br />
peR quattRo gioRni La Rinascente inviteRà addetti ai LavoRi e cLienti a espLoRaRe<br />
afRofutuRe. eventi speciaLi e peRfoRMance si iMpadRoniRanno deL fLagship stoRe<br />
dando vita a una veRsione futuRistica deL secondo continente più gRande deL Mondo,<br />
oRMai pRonto a caMbiaRe Le RegoLe deL gioco gLobaLe. ReaLe o iMMaginaRia, L’ afRica<br />
di oggi ha già abbRacciato iL Mondo di doMani. La scRittRice nana ocRan, che ha<br />
coLLaboRato aL pRogetto, affeRMa: “afRofutuRe getta una Luce ModeRna e pan-afRicana<br />
su ciò che è, può e potRebbe accadeRe neL design dentRo e fuoRi i confini deLL’ afRica,<br />
stiMoLando una naRRativa aMpia e pRofonda e speRiMentando contaMinazioni tRa<br />
innovatoRi gLobaLi. e’ una piattafoRMa dinaMica pensata peR daRe iMpuLso aL<br />
discoRso suL design afRicano e RifLetteRe su un futuRo MoLto vicino dove<br />
designeRs RivoLuzionaRi eMeRgeRanno daLL’undeRgRound più RadicaLe conquistando<br />
un aMbito gLobaLe.”<br />
Alberto bAldAn, ceo de La Rinascente dichiaRa: “afRofutuRe è un pRogetto<br />
MuLtidiscipLinaRe, così coMe hacKed Lo è stato La scoRsa stagione, peR iL quaLe<br />
La Rinascente è feLice di MetteRe a disposizione iL suo paLcoscenico neL cuoRe di<br />
MiLano. in questo Modo vogLiaMo daRe visibiLità aL taLento di MoLti aRtisti e<br />
designeRs e offRiRe aL nostRo pubbLico un punto di vista non convenzionaLe suL<br />
design e suL suo futuRo. ci piace pensaRe aLLa Rinascente coMe incubatoRe e diffusoRe<br />
inteRnazionaLe di cReatività.”
LA RINASCENTE<br />
La Rinascente was buiLt on stRong cReative paRtneRships and oRiginaL<br />
taLent. fRoM the MoMent the bocconi bRotheRs opened theiR fiRst stoRe<br />
on the piazza duoMo in 1865 theiR pResence has been an enduRing one. it’s<br />
a pResence that has not onLy Made itseLf feLt in eveRy one of the 10 cities<br />
that it occupies, but one with innovation at its coRe.<br />
La Rinascente has been both a cataLyst and guaRdian foR good design.<br />
it’s stood at the foRefRont of soMe of RetaiL’s gReatest MoMents - MaRy<br />
quant unveiLed the MinisKiRt in the duoMo stoRe. and as the foundeR in<br />
1954 of the design pRize ‘coMpasso d’oRo’, it continues to RewaRd design<br />
tRaiLbLazeRs today.<br />
today, La Rinascente stoRes aiM to enhance the cuLtuRaL Life of the<br />
cities they Live in. as a conduit, coMMentatoR, ceLebRant and wheRe<br />
possibLe, enabLeR of cuLtuRe. nowheRe is this MoRe iMpoRtant than at La<br />
Rinascente piazza duoMo, MiLan.<br />
La Rinascente ha una Lunga stoRia che è da seMpRe Legata aLLa stRetta<br />
coLLaboRazione con i MigLioRi taLenti cReativi, fin da quando i fRateLLi<br />
bocconi apRiRono iL LoRo pRiMo negozio in piazza duoMo neL 1865. La<br />
Rinascente è una istituzione daLLa pResenza foRte non soLo a MiLano, Ma<br />
in tutte Le 10 città in cui è pResente.<br />
La Rinascente ha seMpRe Mantenuto un RuoLo di cataLizzatoRe e gaRante<br />
di innovazione e quaLità. MaRy quant pResentò La Minigonna peR La<br />
pRiMa voLta in itaLia neL negozio di piazza duoMo. e iL “coMpasso d’oRo”<br />
, pReMio aL MigLioR design istituito da La Rinascente neL 1954, è ancoRa<br />
oggi uno dei più pRestigiosi awaRds inteRnazionaLi.<br />
oggi La Rinascente vuoLe vaLoRizzaRe La vita cuLtuRaLe deLLe città in cui è<br />
pResente, diventando conduttoRe, coMMentatoRe, ceLebRante e suppoRto<br />
cuLtuRaLe. in nessun aLtRo Luogo questo è più iMpoRtante che aLLa<br />
Rinascente di piazza duoMo a MiLano.
CURATEd RETAIL ExPERIENCE<br />
nobody needs to be toLd that RetaiL has changed; the ManneR in which<br />
goods aRe designed, Made, distRibuted and pRoMoted has tRuLy been<br />
RevoLutionized in the Last decade. onLine shopping, peeR-to-peeR<br />
tRading and the digitaL MaRKetpLace pResent a chaLLenge foR bRicKs<br />
-and-MoRtaR stoRes.<br />
but aMongst the chaLLenges Rinascente sees oppoRtunity. “we beLieve<br />
that ouR futuRe is defined by ouR stoRes’ RoLe as hubs foR the city. they<br />
aRe pLaces that RefLect the eneRgy and chaRacteR of the city. they aRe<br />
destinations foR sociaL and cuLtuRaL expeRiences aLongside innovative<br />
goods and seRvices. they aRe pLaces of aggRegation foR the exchange of<br />
ideas and expeRiences” says Vittorio rAdice, vice pResident of Rinascente.<br />
cuRated RetaiL expeRiences LiKe ‘afRofutuRe’ enabLe Rinascente to<br />
stiMuLate conveRsation and exciteMent. they cReate a pLatfoRM foR<br />
innovation and inteRaction.<br />
iL Mondo deL RetaiL è pRofondaMente caMbiato: iL Modo in cui i pRodotti<br />
vengono pRogettati, ReaLizzati, distRibuiti e coMunicati ha subito una<br />
tRasfoRMazione RadicaLe neLL’uLtiMo decennio attRaveRso L’uso deL<br />
web, L’avvento deLL’ e-coMMeRce e L’apeRtuRa di un MeRcato digitaLe di<br />
diMensioni pLanetaRie.<br />
Ma questa sfida RappResenta un’oppoRtunità peR La Rinascente, “iL nostRo<br />
futuRo è definito daL RuoLo che ogni negozio assuMe nei confRonti deLLa<br />
città che Lo ospita. ogni negozio deve diventaRe un hub peR La città,<br />
un Luogo di aggRegazione e di scaMbio, un punto di RifeRiMento peR<br />
espeRienze e idee oLtRe che un Luogo di shopping innovativo e cReativo”<br />
affeRMa Vittorio rAdice, vice pResidente di Rinascente.<br />
afRofutuRe è quindi una espeRienze di shopping daLLa quaLità<br />
“cuRatoRiaLe” gRazie a cui La Rinascente diventa un “poLo” stiMoLante<br />
peR L’inteRazione e L’innovazione.
NTURE <strong>WITH</strong> <strong>AFRICA’S</strong> WINDOWS<br />
<strong>MAKERS</strong>, <strong>THINKERS</strong> <strong>AND</strong> DREAM
AFRoFUTURE<br />
wINdowS<br />
ALL WEEK<br />
ONE OF <strong>AFRICA’S</strong> GREATEST TRADITIONS IS STORYTELLING.<br />
LA RINASCENTE UPDATE THIS TRADITION BY USING THE<br />
WINDOWS AS MULTI-DIMENSIONAL STORY PORTALS <strong>WITH</strong><br />
SIX STORIES FROM THE AFRICAN PULP-FICTION MASTERS,<br />
JUNGLE JIM. LONDON-BASED ILLUSTRATOR EMILY FORGOT<br />
BRINGS THEM TO LIFE BY USING SET DESIGN TECHNIQUES TO<br />
TRANSFORM THE ARRESTING COMIC BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS.<br />
IN AFRICA, UNA DELLE PIÙ IMPORTANTI TRADIZIONI É LA<br />
NARRAZIONE DI STORIE. LA RINASCENTE RIMODERNIZZA<br />
QUESTA TRADIZIONE US<strong>AND</strong>O LE VETRINE COME PORTALI<br />
MULTI-MEDIALI DEL RACCONTO CON SEI STORIE SCRITTE<br />
DAI MAESTRI DEL GENERE PULP AFRICANO – JUNGLE JIM.<br />
L’ ILLUSTRATRICE LONDINESE EMILY FORGOT DA VITA<br />
ALLE STORIE US<strong>AND</strong>O TECNICHE SCENOGRAFICHE CHE<br />
TRASFORMANO LE ILLUSTRAZIONI IMMOBILI DEL FUMETTO.<br />
www.junglejim.org<br />
www.emilyforgot.co.uk
wINdowS RENdERING<br />
One of africa’s strongest and oldest traditions is that of storytelling.<br />
With la rinascente’s africa event we have an exciting opportunity to<br />
bring this to life in an unexpected way by using the windows as multidimensional<br />
story portals.<br />
IMAGES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD DURING THE<br />
EVENT FROM THE WEBSITE: www.AFRoFUTURE.Com
ENTURE <strong>WITH</strong> <strong>AFRICA’S</strong><br />
HUB<br />
<strong>MAKERS</strong>, <strong>THINKERS</strong> <strong>AND</strong> DREAME
AFRoFUTURE HUB<br />
dESIGNEd BY EREIGNIS<br />
& EmILY FoRGoT
COME IN-STORE<br />
<strong>AND</strong> EXPLORE THE<br />
NTURE <strong>WITH</strong> <strong>AFRICA’S</strong> <strong>MAKERS</strong>, <strong>THINKERS</strong> <strong>AND</strong> DREAM
TUESdAY 9 APRIL<br />
THE NEwSRoom<br />
ALL WEEK<br />
WELCOME TO THE NEWSROOM BY GO WEST PROJECT,<br />
A BUZZING NEWSDESK GIVING THE INSIDE SCOOP ON<br />
HOW CHINA INFLUENCES AFRICA. <strong>WITH</strong> LIVE FEEDS<br />
FROM CCTV AFRICA <strong>AND</strong> COPIES OF CHINA DAILY<br />
AFRICA EDITION IN STORE, THE AUTHORS WILL BE<br />
INTERVIEWING, RESEARCHING <strong>AND</strong> DOCUMENTING<br />
ALL WEEK.<br />
BENVENUTI ALLA SALA STAMPA ORGANIZZATA DA GO<br />
WEST PROJECT. UNA VIVACE REDAZIONE CHE DIFFONDE<br />
GLI SCOOP SU COME LA CINA INFLUENZA L’AFRICA. CON<br />
COLLEGAMENTI LIVE DALL’AFRICA CON TELECAMERE<br />
A CIRCUITO CHIUSO E CON COPIE DELL’EDIZIONE<br />
AFRICANA DEL “CHINA DAILY” DISPONIBILE NELLO<br />
STORE, PER TUTTA LA SETTIMANA GLI AUTORI<br />
PARTECIPERANNO CON INTERVENTI, RICERCHE<br />
E DOCUMENTAZIONI.<br />
www.gowestproject.com<br />
THE GALACTIC ZINE<br />
SwEATSHoP<br />
TUESDAY 9 APRIL | 14:00 - 16:00<br />
CREATE YOUR OWN AFRICAN SCI-FI ZINE IN JUST 2<br />
HOURS <strong>WITH</strong> MASTERS OF THE GENRE, JUNGLE JIM.<br />
USING FACEBOOK, A TEAM OF AFRICAN WRITERS<br />
IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS WILL MADLIB A SCIENCE<br />
FICTION STORY SET ON A FUTURE AFRICAN-COLONIZED<br />
PLANET IN SIX PARTS. YOUR MISSION: TO ILLUSTRATE<br />
<strong>AND</strong> PRODUCE IT.<br />
CREA LA TUA FANZINE DI AFRO-FANTASCIENZA IN<br />
MENO DI 2 ORE CON I MAESTRI DEL GENERE, JUNGLE<br />
JIM. UTILIZZ<strong>AND</strong>O FACEBOOK, UN TEAM DI SCRITTORI<br />
AFRICANI IN DIVERSE LOCATION TRASFORMERÁ UNA<br />
STORIA DI FANTASCIENZA AMBIENTATA NEL FUTURO SU<br />
UN PIANETA COLONIZZATO DA AFRICANI IN UN GIOCO<br />
DI MAD-LIB DIVISO IN SEI PARTI. LA TUA MISSIONE:<br />
ILLUSTRA E PRODUCI LA TUA STORIA.<br />
www.junglejim.org<br />
THE AFRoNAUTS<br />
TUESDAY 9 APRIL | 17:00 - 19:00<br />
CRISTINA DE MIDDEL’S PHOTO-DOCUMENTARY SERIES<br />
“THE AFRONAUTS” DEPICTS THE FAILED ATTEMPT OF<br />
ZAMBIA TO START A SPACE PROGRAM IN 1964. THIS<br />
HALF-FICTION, HALFFACT PERFORMANCE IS A DREAMY<br />
STAGE-SET, DESIGNED TO CREATE ONE MORE IMAGE OF<br />
HER AWARD-WINNING WORK.<br />
LA SERIE DI FOTOGRAFIE DOCUMENTARISTICHE DI<br />
CRISTINA DE MIDDEL ILLUSTRA IL FALLITO TENTATIVO<br />
DEL 1964 DELLO ZAMBIA DI INIZIARE UN PROGRAMMA<br />
SPAZIALE. QUESTA PERFORMANCE, MEZZA FICTION<br />
E MEZZA REALTÁ, È UNA SCENOGRAFIA TRASOGNATA,<br />
PROGETTATA PER CREARE UNA NUOVA E ULTERIORE<br />
IMMAGINE DEL SUO GIÁ PREMIATO LAVORO.<br />
www.lademiddel.com<br />
IMAGES <strong>AND</strong> VIDEOS WILL BE AVAILABLE DURING THE EVENT<br />
FROM THE WEBSITE: www.AFRoFUTURE.Com
wEdNESdAY 10 APRIL<br />
THE ART oF<br />
SToRYTELLING<br />
WEDNESDAY 10 APRIL | 10:00 - 12:00<br />
MODERNIST FURNITURE MEETS AFRICAN PARABLE<br />
AT THE H<strong>AND</strong>S OF DESIGNER YINKA ILORI. JOIN US<br />
FOR LIVE UPCYCLING <strong>AND</strong> UPHOLSTERING IN-STORE<br />
AS NIGERIAN FABRICS, ACCESSORIES <strong>AND</strong> POSTCARD<br />
PARABLES ARE MESHED <strong>WITH</strong> VINTAGE EUROPEAN<br />
MODERNIST FURNITURE. AFRICAN CURATED DJ SETS<br />
<strong>AND</strong> A NIGERIAN ‘TALKING DRUM’ WILL ACCOMPANY<br />
<strong>AND</strong> MATCH EACH PARABLE.<br />
MOBILI MODERNISTI INCONTRANO I RACCONTI<br />
ALLEGORICI AFRICANI GRAZIE AL DESIGNER YINKA<br />
ILORI. UPCYCLING E RIVESTIMENTO DI MOBILI DAL<br />
VIVO: TESSUTI NIGERIANI, ACCESSORI E RACCONTI DA<br />
CARTOLINA SI ARMONIZZANO CON MOBILI VINTAGE<br />
EUROPEI DI STILE MODERNISTA. DJ SET DI MUSICA<br />
AFRICANA E “TAMBURO PARLANTE” NIGERIANO FANNO<br />
DA SOTTO FONDO MUSICALE ACCOMPAGNADOSI IN<br />
MODO ARMONICO CON IL TEMA DI OGNI PARABOLA.<br />
www.yinkailori.com<br />
mEET THE<br />
AFRoFUTURISTS<br />
WEDNESDAY 10 APRIL | 13:00 - 14:00<br />
GLOBAL SPEAKERS FROM THE AFROFUTURE<br />
PROGRAMME CONSIDER SOME OF THE BIG QUESTIONS<br />
FROM THE WORLDS OF TECHNOLOGY, ARCHITECTURE,<br />
CURATING, POLITICS, ACTIVISM, URBANISM <strong>AND</strong> ART.<br />
THEY’LL EXPLORE THE WAY THESE THOUGHTS, IDEAS <strong>AND</strong><br />
ISSUES EXIST IN CITIES INCLUDING LAGOS, ACCRA,<br />
NAIROBI, LU<strong>AND</strong>A <strong>AND</strong> DAKAR. HOSTED BY BEATRICE<br />
GALILEE <strong>AND</strong> NANA OCRAN.<br />
SPEAKER DI FAMA MONDIALE, PROTAGONISTI<br />
DI AFROFUTURE, TRATTANO ALCUNI DEI GR<strong>AND</strong>I<br />
DIBATTITI DEL MONDO SU TEMI COME: TECNOLOGIA,<br />
ARCHITETTURA, POLITICA, SOCIETÁ CIVILE,<br />
URBANISTICA E ARTE. ESPLORERANNO COME QUESTI<br />
PENSIERI, IDEE E QUESTIONI ESISTONO IN CITTÁ<br />
COME LAGOS, ACCRA, NAIROBI, LU<strong>AND</strong>A <strong>AND</strong> DAKAR.<br />
CONDUCONO GLI INCONTRI BEATRICE GALILEE<br />
E NANA OCRAN.<br />
CELLULAR SoUNdS<br />
WEDNESDAY 10 APRIL | 15:00 - 17:00<br />
SOUND ARTIST, DESIGNER <strong>AND</strong> ELECTRONIC<br />
MUSICIANS, DENTAKU PRESENTS A LIVE MOBILE PHONE<br />
MUSICAL PERFORMANCE. INSPIRED BY KONONO <strong>AND</strong><br />
CONGOLESE MUSIC <strong>AND</strong> MOBILE PHONE TECHNOLOGY,<br />
USING NETWORKS <strong>AND</strong> MUSICIANS FROM THE CONGO,<br />
VIA TOKYO <strong>AND</strong> LONDON.<br />
ARTISTA DEL SUONO, DESIGNER E MUSICISTA<br />
ELETTRONICO, DENTAKU PRESENTA DAL VIVO UNA<br />
PERFORMANCE CON IL CELLULARE. ISPIRATO DA<br />
KONONO, DALLA MUSICA CONGOLESE E DALLA<br />
TECNOLOGIA DELLA TELEFONIA MOBILE, UTILIZZ<strong>AND</strong>O<br />
NETWORK E MUSICISTI PROVENIENTI DAL CONGO, VIA<br />
TOKYO E LONDRA.<br />
www .markmckeague.com<br />
www .yurisuzuki.com<br />
AFRoFUTURE Now!<br />
WEDNESDAY 10 APRIL | 18:00 - 20:00<br />
MEET 10 OF <strong>AFRICA’S</strong> THINKING ELITE IN NON-STOP<br />
QUICK-FIRE PRESENTATIONS THAT INTRODUCE THE<br />
TECH, ARCHITECTURAL, ARTISTIC, <strong>AND</strong> EXPERIMENTAL<br />
STORIES BEHIND THE RISE OF AFRICA. BROUGHT TO<br />
YOU BY INSPIRATIONAL INNOVATORS FROM ALL OVER<br />
AFRICA, SPEAKERS INCLUDE TECHNOLOGIST <strong>AND</strong> SOCIAL<br />
ENTREPRENEUR MARIÉME JAMME, ARCHITECT KUNLÉ<br />
ADEYEMI, DESIGN INDABA EXPO MANAGER KELLY<br />
BERMAN, ARTIST CYRUS NGANGA <strong>AND</strong> DESIGN DIRECTOR<br />
OF MAKER FAIRE AFRICA, JENNIFER WOLFE. HOSTED BY<br />
WRITER <strong>AND</strong> JOURNALIST HANNAH POOL.<br />
INCONTRA 10 MEMBRI DELL’ELITE INTELLETTUALE<br />
DELL’AFRICA DURANTE UNA RAFFICA DI PRESENTAZIONI<br />
NON-STOP CHE INTRODUCONO LE STORIE TECNICHE,<br />
ARCHITETTONICHE, ARTISTICHE E SPERIMENTALI<br />
CHE HANNO DATO IMPULSO ALL’ASCESA DELL’AFRICA.<br />
UNA PROPOSTA DI INNOVATORI DA TUTTA L’AFRICA<br />
CHE VI ISPIRERANNO. I PARTECIPANTI INCLUDONO<br />
LA TECNOLOGA E IMPRENDITRICE SOCIALE MARIÉME<br />
JAMME, L’ARCHITETTO KUNLÉ ADEYEMI, L’EXPO MANAGER<br />
DI DESIGN INDABA KELLY BERMAN, L’ARTISTA CYRUS<br />
NGANGA, LA DIRETTRICE TECNICA DI “MAKER FAIRE<br />
AFRICA” JENNIFER WOLFE. CONDUCE LA SCRITTRICE E<br />
GIORNALISTA HANNAH POOL.
AFRoFUTURE Now!<br />
WEDNESDAY 10 APRIL | 18:00 - 20:00<br />
MEET 10 OF <strong>AFRICA’S</strong> THINKING ELITE IN NON-STOP QUICK-FIRE<br />
PRESENTATIONS THAT INTRODUCE THE TECH, ARCHITECTURAL,<br />
ARTISTIC, <strong>AND</strong> EXPERIMENTAL STORIES BEHIND THE RISE OF<br />
AFRICA. BROUGHT TO YOU BY INSPIRATIONAL INNOVATORS FROM<br />
ALL OVER AFRICA, SPEAKERS INCLUDE TECHNOLOGIST <strong>AND</strong> SOCIAL<br />
ENTREPRENEUR MARIÉME JAMME, ARCHITECT KUNLE ADEYEMI,<br />
DESIGN INDABA EXPO MANAGER KELLY BERMAN, ARTIST CYRUS<br />
NGANGA <strong>AND</strong> DESIGN DIRECTOR OF MAKER FAIRE AFRICA, JENNIFER<br />
WOLFE. HOSTED BY WRITER <strong>AND</strong> JOURNALIST HANNAH POOL.<br />
INCONTRA 10 MEMBRI DELL’ELITE INTELLETTUALE DELL’AFRICA<br />
DURANTE UNA RAFFICA DI PRESENTAZIONI NON-STOP CHE<br />
INTRODUCONO LE STORIE TECNICHE, ARCHITETTONICHE,<br />
ARTISTICHE E SPERIMENTALI CHE HANNO DATO IMPULSO<br />
ALL’ASCESA DELL’AFRICA. UNA PROPOSTA DI INNOVATORI DA TUTTA<br />
L’AFRICA CHE VI ISPIRERANNO. I PARTECIPANTI INCLUDONO<br />
LA TECNOLOGA E IMPRENDITRICE SOCIALE MARIÉME JAMME,<br />
L’ARCHITETTO KUNLE ADEYEMI, L’EXPO MANAGER DI DESIGN<br />
INDABA KELLY BERMAN, L’ARTISTA CYRUS NGANGA, LA DIRETTRICE<br />
TECNICA DI “MAKER FAIRE AFRICA” JENNIFER WOLFE. CONDUCE LA<br />
SCRITTRICE E GIORNALISTA HANNAH POOL.
mARIEmE JAmmE - DAKAR<br />
awaRd-winning ceo, technoLogist, bLoggeR and sociaL entRepReneuR, MaRiéMe<br />
jaMMe is a ModeRn-day pan-afRicanist and was RecentLy voted one of afRica’s top<br />
25 woMen achieveRs by the uK’s guaRdian newspapeR.<br />
www.mariemejamme.com<br />
KUNLÉ AdEYEmI - LAGOS<br />
nigeRian-boRn aRchitect, designeR and uRbanist, KunLé adeyeMi is the foundeR<br />
of nLé, an aMsteRdaM based aRchitectuRe and design pRactice, which focuses<br />
on innovative buiLding and uRbanisM pRojects, incLuding the MaKoKo fLoating<br />
schooL in Lagos.<br />
www.nleworks.com<br />
JENNIFER woLFE - LAGOS<br />
co-oRganiseR and design Lead foR the inteRnationaL oRganisation MaKeR faiRe<br />
afRica, designeR-MaKeR jennifeR woLfe has a Mission to LibeRate beauty in<br />
ResouRce-RestRained enviRonMents and is the co-foundeR of what wiLL be one of<br />
Lagos’ fiRst MaKeR spaces – the bRonze beLt foundRy.<br />
www.makerfaireafrica.com | www.jenniferwolfedesign.com<br />
CYRUS KABIRU - NAIROBI<br />
a designeR, expLoReR, found object scuLptoR and obseRveR, ted feLLow cyRus<br />
KabiRu cReates and weaRs aRtistic bifocaLs. his c-stunneRs aRe an ongoing<br />
woRK that sit between fashion, weaRabLe aRt and peRfoRMance.<br />
www.ckabiruart.daportfolio.com<br />
PAULo moREIRA - LU<strong>AND</strong>A<br />
boRn in poRtugaL, pauLo MoReiRa is an aRchitect with a fascination with otheR<br />
Kinds of pRactice and uRban cuLtuRes. since 2010, he has been a ReseaRcheR in<br />
Luanda, angoLa [the cass, London].<br />
www.paulomoreira.net<br />
CRISTINA dE mIddEL - ZAMBIA<br />
bLuRRing the boRdeRs between ReaLity and fiction, London-based spanish photojouRnaList<br />
cRistina de MiddeL was noMinated foR the 2013 deutsche boRse photogRaphy pRize foR heR<br />
fictionaL docuMentation of a faiLed 1960s space pRogRaMMe in zaMbia – the afRonauts.<br />
www.lademiddel.com | www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-20500573<br />
KELLY BERmAN - CAPE TOWN<br />
KeLLy beRMan Manages the design indaba expo, a dynaMic showcase of aLL eLeMents of<br />
south afRican design, and the onLy one of its Kind in afRica.<br />
www.designindaba.com<br />
wILL mUTUA - NAIROBI<br />
wiLL is the foundeR of afRinnovatoR, an inteRnationaLLy Renowned website coveRing<br />
technoLogy and econoMic deveLopMent in afRica. he’s aLso the co-authoR of the booK,<br />
‘innovative afRica: the new face of afRica’ (afRinnovatoR.coM/booK), a coLLection of essays<br />
on technoLogy innovation and entRepReneuRship.<br />
www.afrinnovator.com<br />
NAT AmARTEIFIo - ACCRA<br />
aRchitect, uRbanist and aRt coLLectoR, nat nuno-aMaRteifio has pRacticed in the u.s,<br />
canada, nigeRia and ghana. fRoM 1994 to 1998 he was the MayoR of accRa, the capitaL<br />
of ghana. in that position he woRKed haRd to encouRage good design of the cities<br />
infRastRuctuRe and to bRing conteMpoRaRy aRt into pubLic spaces.<br />
www.aaaccra.org<br />
HANNAH PooL (HOST)<br />
jouRnaList, authoR and coMMentatoR hannah pooL wRites ReguLaRLy in the nationaL Media.<br />
a guaRdian jouRnaList foR oveR 14 yeaRs, now fReeLance, hannah’s woRK appeaRs in the<br />
guaRdian, the tiMes, gRazia, aRise Magazine and otheRs. hannah is associate editoR of<br />
aRise Magazine, a high-end gLobaL afRican fashion and LifestyLe Magazine.<br />
www.ariselive.com
THURSdAY 11 APRIL<br />
KANE KwEI CARPENTRY<br />
woRKSHoP PRESENTEd<br />
BY RoBERTA BoNETTI<br />
THURSDAY 11 APRIL | 10:00 - 14:00<br />
ROBOTS! MOBILE PHONES! AIRCRAFTS!<br />
THE GHANAIAN CARPENTRY WORKSHOP, WORLD<br />
FAMOUS FOR HELPING YOU ENTER THE AFTERLIFE<br />
IN STYLE, BRINGS ITS FANTASY COFFIN PRACTICE<br />
TO MILAN. ANTHROPOLOGIST <strong>AND</strong> FANTASY COFFIN<br />
EXPERT ROBERTA BONETTI WILL INTRODUCE <strong>AND</strong><br />
CONTEXTUALISE THE KANE KWEI WORK, WHILE ERIC<br />
ADJETEY ANANG WILL BE IN-STORE MAKING HIS<br />
INCREDIBLE BESPOKE COFFINS. DESIGN <strong>AND</strong> MAKE<br />
YOUR OWN TOO!<br />
ROBOT! CELLULARI! AEREI! IL LABORATORIO DI<br />
FALEGNAMERIA DEL GHANA, FAMOSO IN TUTTO IL<br />
MONDO PERCHÉ AIUTA A PASSARE NELL’ALDILà<br />
CON STILE, PORTA A MILANO LA TRADIZIONE DELLE<br />
SUE BARE IN STILE FANTASY. ROBERTA BONETTI,<br />
ANTROPOLOGA ED ESPERTA DI BARE FANTASY,<br />
PRESENTERà E SPIEGHERà IL LAVORO DI KANE KWEI,<br />
MENTRE ERIC ADJETEY ANANG CREERà DAL VIVO LE SUE<br />
INCREDIBILI BARE SU MISURA. DISEGNA E COSTRUISCI<br />
ANCHE TU LA TUA!<br />
www.ghanacoffin.com<br />
mAKER FAIRE AFRICA<br />
woRKSHoP<br />
THURSDAY 11 APRIL | 15:00 - 18:00<br />
ALL THE WAY FROM NAIROBI <strong>AND</strong> LAGOS COME SOME<br />
OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE <strong>THINKERS</strong> <strong>AND</strong> <strong>MAKERS</strong><br />
IN AFRICA. VISUAL ARTIST CYRUS NGANGA <strong>AND</strong><br />
TECHNOLOGIST DAVID OLANIYAN WILL BE TEAMING UP<br />
TO USE ARDUINOS THAT CREATE A BR<strong>AND</strong> NEW DIGITAL<br />
VERSION OF NGANGA’S ICONIC C-STUNNER GLASSES<br />
THAT GLOW, LIGHT UP <strong>AND</strong> VIBRATE.<br />
ALCUNI DEI PENSATORI E PRODUTTORI PIÙ<br />
INNOVATIVI DELL’AFRICA PROVENGONO FIN DA<br />
NAIROBI E LAGOS. IL VISUAL ARTIST CYRUS NGANGA E<br />
IL TECNOLOGO DAVID OLANIYAN LAVORANO INSIEME<br />
UTILIZZ<strong>AND</strong>O TECNOLOGIA ARDUINO PER CREARE UNA<br />
NUOVA VERSIONE DIGITALE DEGLI ICONICI<br />
OCCHIALI C-STUNNE DI NAGANGA CHE BRILLANO,<br />
SI ILLUMINANO E VIBRANO.<br />
www.makerfaireafrica.com<br />
AFRIKEA, IL dIAVoLo<br />
PARTY IN THE AFRoFUTURE<br />
BY PAULo moREIRA +<br />
PEdRo CoQUENÃo FEAT.<br />
BATIdA dJ SET<br />
THURSDAY 11 APRIL | 19:00<br />
LISBON <strong>AND</strong> LU<strong>AND</strong>A COLLABORATE ON A<br />
PORTUGUESE-ANGOLAN MASH-UP MUSICAL PERFORMANCE<br />
FOR AFROFUTURE. WRAPPING THE WHOLE STAGE STRUCTURE<br />
IN ANGOLAN MOTIFS WILL SET THE SCENE PEDRO COQUENÃO<br />
<strong>AND</strong> PAULO MOREIRA UNLEASH THE PARTY.<br />
IN OCCASIONE DI AFROFUTURE, LISBONA E LU<strong>AND</strong>A<br />
COLLABORANO A UNA PERFORMANCE MASH-UP SU MUSICA<br />
PORTOGHESE-ANGOLANA: LA STRUTTURA DEL PALCO VIENE<br />
AVVOLTA CON MOTIVI DALL’ANGOLA CHE DOMINANO<br />
LA SCENOGRAFIA MENTRE PEDRO COQUENÃO E PAULO<br />
MOREIRA SCATENANO IL PARTY. TUTTI GLI AFROFUTIRISTI<br />
SONO BENVENUTI.<br />
www.paulomoreira.net<br />
www.facebook.com/batida<br />
IMAGES <strong>AND</strong> VIDEOS WILL BE AVAILABLE DURING THE EVENT<br />
FROM THE WEBSITE: www.AFRoFUTURE.Com
THURSdAY 11 APRIL<br />
AFRIKEA, IL dIAVoLo<br />
PARTY IN THE AFRoFUTURE<br />
BY PAULo moREIRA + PEdRo CoQUENÃo<br />
FEAT. BATIdA dJ SET<br />
THURSDAY 11 APRIL | 19:00<br />
LISBON <strong>AND</strong> LU<strong>AND</strong>A COLLABORATE ON A PORTUGUESE-ANGOLAN MASH-UP<br />
MUSICAL PERFORMANCE FOR AFROFUTURE. WRAPPING THE WHOLE STAGE STRUCTURE<br />
IN ANGOLAN MOTIFS WILL SET THE SCENE PEDRO COQUENÃO <strong>AND</strong> PAULO MOREIRA<br />
UNLEASH THE PARTY.<br />
IN OCCASIONE DI AFROFUTURE, LISBONA E LU<strong>AND</strong>A COLLABORANO A UNA PERFORMANCE<br />
MASH-UP SU MUSICA PORTOGHESE-ANGOLANA: LA STRUTTURA DEL PALCO VIENE AVVOLTA CON<br />
MOTIVI DALL’ANGOLA CHE DOMINANO LA SCENOGRAFIA MENTRE PEDRO COQUENÃO E PAULO<br />
MOREIRA SCATENANO IL PARTY. TUTTI GLI AFROFUTIRISTI SONO BENVENUTI.<br />
www.paulomoreira.net<br />
www.facebook.com/batida
FRIdAY 12 APRIL<br />
THE SECURE<br />
TRANSPoRT oF LIGHT<br />
FRIDAY 12 APRIL | 11:00 - 12:30<br />
MEET A PHOTOPHONE, A MAN-MADE DEVICE FOR<br />
COMMUNICATING THROUGH SUNBEAMS, AS JAMES<br />
BRIDLE INTRODUCES THE HISTORY OF CABLES <strong>AND</strong><br />
TECHNOLOGIES TRACING COMMUNICATION <strong>AND</strong><br />
COLONISATION NETWORKS <strong>AND</strong> MYTHS BETWEEN<br />
EUROPE <strong>AND</strong> AFRICA.<br />
SCOPRI IL “PHOTOPHONE”, UN APPARECCHIO<br />
INVENTATO PER COMUNICARE UTILIZZ<strong>AND</strong>O I RAGGI<br />
SOLARI, MENTRE JAMES BRIDLE RACCONTA LA STORIA<br />
DEI CAVI E DELLA TECNOLOGIA TRACCI<strong>AND</strong>O I NETWORK<br />
DI COMUNICAZIONE E COLONIZZAZIONE E I MITI TRA<br />
EUROPA E AFRICA.<br />
www.shorttermmemoryloss.com<br />
ImPRoBABLE AFRICA<br />
FRIDAY 12 APRIL | 13:00 - 15:00<br />
“CAN WE ALTER THE FUTURE BY IMAGINING THE<br />
IMPOSSIBLE?” ASKS DESIGNER <strong>AND</strong> ARTIST<br />
ALEX<strong>AND</strong>RA DAISY GINSBERG <strong>AND</strong> FUTURIST, CHER<br />
POTTER. THEY WILL ATTEMPT TO ANSWER THIS BIG <strong>AND</strong><br />
EXCITING QUESTION BY HOSTING A ‘MINDEXP<strong>AND</strong>ING<br />
FUTURE SCENARIO WORKSHOP’ FOR DREAMING UP<br />
‘IMPOSSIBLE’ FUTURES FOR AFRICA.<br />
“POSSIAMO CAMBIARE IL FUTURO IMMAGIN<strong>AND</strong>O<br />
L’IMPOSSIBILE?”, CHIEDONO LA DESIGNER - ARTISTA<br />
ALEX<strong>AND</strong>RA DAISY GINSBERG E LA FUTURISTA CHER<br />
POTTER. CERCHERANNO DI RISPONDERE A QUESTA<br />
IMPORTANTE E APPASIONANTE DOM<strong>AND</strong>A TENENDO<br />
UN WORKSHOP DI GR<strong>AND</strong>E APERTURA MENTALE SUI<br />
PROSSIMI SCENARI PER SOGNARE “IMPOSSIBILI<br />
FUTURI” PER L’AFRICA.<br />
www.alterfutures.org<br />
www.daisyginsberg.com<br />
THE NEwSRoom<br />
FRIDAY 12 APRIL | 16:00 - 17:00<br />
THE CULMINATION OF A FASCINATING WEEK OF<br />
CHINO-AFRICAN INTERVIEWS <strong>AND</strong> RESEARCH WILL BE<br />
PRESENTED BY GO WEST PROJECT. THE DEBUT OF THEIR<br />
SECOND BOOK WILL ALSO BE REVEALED, AT THIS, THE<br />
LAST SESSION OF AFROFUTURE.<br />
GO WEST PROJECT PRESENTA IL CLOU DI UNA<br />
AVVINCENTE SETTIMANA DI INTERVISTE E RICERCHE<br />
SUL RAPPORTO CINA - AFRICA. DURANTE QUESTA<br />
ULTIMA SESSIONE DI AFROFUTURE, PER LA PRIMA<br />
VOLTA IN ASSOLUTO, IL “GO WEST PROJECT”<br />
PRESENTERA’ ANCHE IL SUO SECONDO LIBRO.<br />
www.gowestproject.com<br />
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FRIDAY 12 APRIL | 18:00 - 19:00<br />
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COME TOGETHER IN A BID TO DESIGN <strong>AND</strong> CONSTRUCT A<br />
BRIDGE BETWEEN EUROPE <strong>AND</strong> AFRICA IN-STORE.<br />
UNISCITI A NOI PER UN ELETRIZZANTE FINALE DI<br />
AFROFUTURE IN COLLABORAZIONE CON I PARTECIPANTI,<br />
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DAL MONDO. NELLO STORE, TUTTI PARTECIPERANNO A UN<br />
TENTATIVO DI PROGETTARE E COSTRUIRE UN PONTE TRA<br />
EUROPA E AFRICA.<br />
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BEATRICE GALILEE BIoGRAPHY<br />
beatRice gaLiLee is a London-based cuRatoR, wRiteR, consuLtant and<br />
LectuReR, speciaLising in the disseMination of cRiticaL ideas in<br />
conteMpoRaRy aRchitectuRe and design. she is the chief cuRatoR<br />
of the 2013 Lisbon aRchitectuRe tRiennaLe,’cLose, cLoseR’, diRectoR<br />
of the gopheR hoLe, aRchitectuRe contRibutoR at doMus and otheR<br />
inteRnationaL titLes, and associate LectuReR at centRaL st MaRtins.<br />
she has woRKed as a cuRatoR at 2012 hacKed MiLan, 2011 gwangju<br />
design biennaLe, 2009 shenzhen hong Kong biennaLe and is the foRMeR<br />
aRchitectuRe editoR of icon Magazine.<br />
beatRice gaLiLee vive a LondRa; cuRatRice di MostRe, scRittRice,<br />
consuLente e docente, è speciaLizzata in cRitica deLL’aRchitettuRa<br />
conteMpoRanea e deL design. e’ La cuRatRice ResponsabiLe di “cLose,<br />
cLoseR” deLLa tRiennaLe di Lisbona 2013, diRettRice deLLa gaLLeRia the<br />
gopheR hoLe; è docente associata aLLa centRaL st MaRtins di LondRa<br />
e coLLaboRa RegoLaRMente con La Rivista doMus e con aLtRe testate<br />
inteRnazionaLi. coMe cuRatRice gaLiLee ha LavoRato aL pRogetto<br />
hacKed MiLan peR iL saLone deL MobiLe 2012, aLLa biennaLe deL design di<br />
gwangju neL 2011, aLLa biennaLe di shenzhen e hong Kong neL 2009 ed<br />
è stata RedattRice peR L’aRchitettuRa di icon Magazine.
NANA oCRAN BIoGRAPHY<br />
nana ocRan is a London-based wRiteR and editoR speciaLising in<br />
conteMpoRaRy afRican cuLtuRe. she was editoR-in-chief foR the tiMe out<br />
gRoup’s seRies of guides to Lagos and abuja and has consuLted on and<br />
estabLished pubLications on west afRican cuLtuRe foR the danish fiLM<br />
institute, the aRts counciL engLand and the institute of inteRnationaL<br />
visuaL aRts. she was a noMinee foR cnn’s afRican jouRnaList of the yeaR<br />
(2011), and ReguLaRLy wRites and ReseaRches on the afRican diaspoRa.<br />
nana ocRan vive a LondRa, è una scRittRice e una RedattRice<br />
speciaLizzata neLLa cuLtuRa afRicana conteMpoRanea. e’ stata capo<br />
RedattRice deLLe guide tiMe out di Lagos e abuja. ocRan ha coLLaboRato<br />
con iL danish fiLM institute, L’aRts counciL engLand e L’insitute of<br />
inteRnationaL visuaL aRts, offRendo La sua consuLenza peR vaRie<br />
pubbLicazioni suLLa cuLtuRa deLL’afRica occidentaLe. ha Ricevuto una<br />
noMination neL 2011 da paRte deLLa cnn coMe afRican jouRnaList of<br />
the yeaR. sta attuaLMente LavoRando a pubbLicazioni e RiceRche suL<br />
fenoMeno deLLa diaspoRa afRicana.
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