Jumoke Adeyanju |
In 2018, the
Goethe-Institut Nigeria in the context of its partnership with the Center for
Art and Urbanistics (ZK/U) in Berlin, the cultural office of local government
Berlin Mitte, SAVVY Contemporary Art Space Berlin and the Arthouse Foundation
in Lagos, continues with a residency programme for artists and curators from
Berlin and Lagos. The selected artists are Ojudun Taiwo Jacob (Nigeria) and
Natalia Orendain del Castillo and Jumoke Adeyanju (Germany).
Since its founding in
2015, the aim of Artist’s and Curator’s Residency Berlin-Lagos has been
initiated to strengthen the dialogue between Germany and Nigeria. It provides
an individualized offer in order to get an insight into the art and culture
scene of the respective city and the partner institutions. They will offer
possibilities of exchange, mentoring, making contacts and the presentation of
work results.
Taiwo Jacob Ojudun |
The first to
participate in this project in 2015 was the artist and curator Folakunle Oshun
from Lagos, Nigeria. He supported Nigerian artist Emeka Ogboh at working on his
solo exhibition “No food for the lazy man” at Galerie Wedding. The following
year, performance and video artist Tito Aderemi-Ibitola presented her projects
that have been dealing with topics like female identity, gender roles and
racism
Thanks to the new
partner Arthouse Foundation, the residency programme could be set up
bilaterally in 2018. For the first time, two artists, living and working in
Berlin, have the opportunity to come to Lagos for a six-week stay each in the
cultural capital of western Africa.
Natalia O. Del Castilo |
Two juries in Germany
and Nigeria selected the residency holders among more than 60 applications.
Natalia Orendain del
Castillo, a Mexican-born visual artist and scenographer, and Jumoke Adeyanju,
an all-round-artist, dancer and poet, will travel to Lagos in autumn. At about
the same time, The Nigerian artist Ojudun Taiwo Jacob will start a three month
residence in Berlin.
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