32° East

This teach-in, produced together with Makerere Institute for Social Research, was led by Palestinian community organiser Haneen Maikey who joined us in person in Kampala. Maikey is the founder and former director of Al-Qaws, a civil society organisation disrupting gender-based oppression and transforming perspectives on marginalised groups. Maikey spoke on Palestine, decolonisation and patriarchy...

This first teach -in at 32 was hosted by artists, organisers, chefs and activists Amanny Ahmad and Ora Wise, who are offering a space for questions, for learning and for building solidarity. This session will be a moment for artists and community members to bring basic questions about what is happening in Gaza, and to learn more about the urgent need for solidarity at this moment. Video screened:...

Teach-in with Baha Hilo As an educator, Baha runs “To Be There” an initiative that offers educational programs about the history and culture of Palestine, including the annual Olive Harvest, Palestinian Land Day, Christmas in Palestine, and more. For this session, Baha will speak about the process of colonizing Palestine, and political, social and economic Apartheid. Here are the two links Fouad s...

For our final teach-in of the year, we look at connections between Gaza, Uganda and beyond. Researcher Anselm Kizza-Besigye (online) will take us through Uganda's historical and present relationship with the Israeli state; and Makerere Institute of Social Research Fellow Dr. Yahya Sseremba (in-person) will talk to us about the fundamental logic of the nation state, in Uganda and as a root of Z...

Sofia was Co-curator of the 32nd Bienal de São Paulo Incerteza Viva; Academic Curator at MUAC (Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporáneo – UNAM) in Mexico City, 2014–15; Research Curatorial Fellow at Independent Curators International, 2011; and Helena Rubinstein Curatorial Fellow at the Whitney Museum of American Art’s Independent Study Program, 2010. She received her BFA with honors from La Esme...

Ericka’s work takes the form of performative exhibitions, public programs, and publications. As part of her curatorial work she has written and performed what she calls “danceable lectures” in which she uses her experience of listening and dancing to salsa music to explore how the experience of rhythm helps to understand -in a bodily way- the notion of antagonism and how this enriches our notion o...

Martin talks about his journey to making a piece of work based on the theme of 'Peace', the difficulty and details about the process and inspiration of the work he made.

Katesi explored different materials and weaving mechanisms while of residency here at 32° East, she also read books, visited physical spaces and got inspiration from communities around the city. This was a presentation that took place during the KLA ART Labs Making Things Public lab sessions.

Odur talks about the work he made in Mali as well as the other artist and conversations that inspired the work he exhibited. This was a presentation that took place during the KLA ART Labs Making Things Public lab sessions.

Gloria talks about the places she visited while in Mexico as well as the process of making her collaborative publication. This was a presentation that took place during the KLA ART Labs Making Things Public lab sessions.

Alison talks about her moving experiences from meeting people and teaching children in Indonesia. As well as the ways she experimented with origami. This was a presentation that took place during the KLA ART Labs Making Things Public lab sessions.

Edgar talks about how previous KLA ART Labs session were a guiding force to how he made work and researched while on residency in Indonesia This was a presentation that took place during the KLA ART Labs Making Things Public lab sessions.

Charity made fantastic observations while in Mali that inspired her to use glitter and charcoal. She talks all about it in this episode. This was a presentation that took place during the KLA ART Labs Making Things Public lab sessions.

Trevor details his interactions and thought process to what ended up inspiring his work while on residency This was a presentation that took place during the KLA ART Labs Making Things Public lab sessions.

Liz talks about failures she faced while on residency at Lugar a Dudas using five objects from places she went and visited in Colombia  This was a presentation that took place during the KLA ART Labs Making Things Public lab sessions.

Jim Joel shares about his experience while on residency at Darb1718, talking about the connection he made, the interactions he had and the deliberate movements. This was a presentation that took place during the KLA ART Labs Making Things Public lab sessions.

M talks about how she started to think about and use sound, inspired by experiences while she was on residency at Kyrgyzstan as well as the progression on her project on folklore. This was a presentation that took place during the KLA ART Labs Making Things Public lab sessions.

MADEYOULOOK is Molemo Moiloa and Nare Mokgotho. The works of MADEYOULOOK are, as the name suggests, tongue-in-cheek interventions that encourage a re-observation of and defamiliarisation with the ordinary.  Molemo and Nare were co-investigators at the Research and Concept Development lab sessions where they explored new ways of working with the 11 lab participants.

MADEYOULOOK is Molemo Moiloa and Nare Mokgotho. The works of MADEYOULOOK are, as the name suggests, tongue-in-cheek interventions that encourage a re-observation of and defamiliarisation with the ordinary. Molemo and Nare were co-investigators at the Research and Concept Development lab sessions where they explored new ways of working with the 11 lab participants.

Lobadys is a dancer and choreographer who has received formal education in contemporary dance studies at the “Colegio del Cuerpo,” (the School of the Body) and member of the International Company of Contemporary Dance led by the renowned choreographers Álvaro Restrepo and Marie France Deliuvin. He was one of the co-investigators at the Research and Concept Development lab sessions where they explo...

The KLA ART Labs Documentation pre-lab was a 3-day mini-lab session where KLA ART Labs participants and their co-investigators explored various creative, alternative and poetic ways of documentation. This episodes highlights activities that took place during these sessions. Check out the Documentation pre-lab highlights video on YouTube here

Hosted by Trevor Aloka, Edgar Kanyike and Odur Ronald, joined by their co-investigators from Art Collaboratory Sari Dennise and Dominique Ratton, featuring Waysatta and Syafiatudina. On the final day of the Documentation pre-lab sessions, the group had a fun time recording this Bano Balalu radio session.  Originally broadcast on radiotropiezo.org

Poet/Essayist/Zine-maker Gloria Kiconco reflects on the KLA ART Labs Research and Concept Development lab sessions Find the transcript here Instagram: @gloria.kiconco KLA ART Labs is a 9-month program that leads up to the next edition of the KLA ART public arts festival. From 15th July – 23rd August, our 11 lab participants and their co-investigators Molemo Moiloa, Nare Mokgotho and Lobadys Perez...

KLA ART Labs Research and Concept Development lab session reflections from painter/sculptor Odur Ronald.  Instagram: @odurart_uganda Read the transcript here KLA ART Labs is a 9-month program that leads up to the next edition of the KLA ART public arts festival. From 15th July – 23rd August, our 11 lab participants and their co-investigators Molemo Moiloa, Nare Mokgotho and Lobadys Perez expl...

Martin Kharumwa is a multidisciplinary creative, capturing contemporary stories through various mediums. Here he reflects on the KLA ART Labs Research and Concept Development lab sessions Find the transcript here Instagram: @kharumwa KLA ART Labs is a 9-month program that leads up to the next edition of the KLA ART public arts festival. From 15th July – 23rd August, our 11 lab participants an...