Africa Basel

Africa Basel Fountain Talks

Arts EN ↓ 3 episodes

Candid conversations with artists, curators, and cultural workers shaping contemporary art across Africa and its diaspora. Each episode dives into process, materiality, memory, healing, and the ecosystems that help art circulate—from studio experiments and “soft structures” to sculptural knots, curating, and mediation across borders. Expect generous studio wisdom, practical pathways, and grounded, world-building conversations for anyone making culture today.

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Africa Basel

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Natasha Evans in conversation with Elisa da Costa 14.10.2025 1:05:38

Artist Natasha Evans sits down with conversation partner Elisa da Costa to unpack a tactile practice that fuses fragmented textiles, acrylic and ink with vessels woven from fabric, copper wire and red oxide. In malachite-toned “soft structures,” Evans probes polarity—soft/hard, seen/unseen—through layered processes that conceal as much as they reveal. Prompted by da Costa, she traces a path from i...

Najet Dhahbi en conversation avec Essé Dabla-Attikpo 14.10.2025 34:47

Dans cet échange vif et généreux, l’artiste-chercheuse Najet Dhahbi dialogue avec la curatrice et médiatrice culturelle Essé Dabla-Attikpo autour de la fabrication des récits artistiques, de la médiation et des écosystèmes de l’art entre Afrique et diaspora. On y parle trajectoires, circulation des œuvres, alliances avec les institutions, et de ce qu’implique « tenir l’espace » pour les artistes :...

Helen Nzete in conversation with Dillon Jerry Mugume 14.10.2025 38:07

Nigerian sculptor and mixed-media artist Helen Nzete joins Dillon Jerry Mugume for a warm, lounge-style exchange on materiality, healing, and artistic autonomy. Nzete traces her path from studio life in Abuja to immersive works that fuse papier-mâché, plaster, rope and painted glass. She unpacks pieces like “Entangled Cells,” about the hard conversations we have with ourselves, and her series “Yea...