SCI-CULTURA

  • Documenting Africa’s Image

    Posted: July 30, 2009, 7:55 pm by sci-culturist
    As an avid fan of documentaries, I look forward to watching two recent productions that use the power of film to contribute to the evolution of Africa’s image on the world stage. This is My Africa (Dir Zina Saro-Wiwa) is essentially a space for expression of what Africa means to different people, thus painting an image [...]

  • M’Afrique Est Chic

    Posted: July 12, 2009, 11:14 pm by sci-culturist
    Shadowy collection by Tord Boontje, using a hand-weaving technique employing the plastic threads traditionally used for making fish nets © yatzer.com Oh la la! The thing about the M’Afrique exhibition by Moroso, an Italian avant-garde furniture-making company (hat tip Timbuktu Chronicles), is that it’s an innovative, contemporary body of work that shouts art. The ubiquitous [...]

  • Some Thoughts on African Film

    Posted: July 6, 2009, 2:47 pm by sci-culturist
    Anyone who’s read the recent posts on this blog will know that I am enthralled, intrigued and besotted by the use of film as a medium to convey stories. This year has been good for raising the awareness of Kenya in the world of film. This time, not just as a location for big shot [...]

  • House of the Holy Afro

    Posted: July 5, 2009, 1:17 pm by sci-culturist
    © Arts Project Australia This avant-garde ‘temple of the modern African groove’ is a South African music production by Third World Bunfight featuring DJ Dino Moran, which has been on tour and soon heading to London’s Rich Mix theatre (5th – 8th August 2009) caught my eye as I am interested in the transition from [...]

  • Afro-Culture Quick Hits

    Posted: July 2, 2009, 3:06 pm by sci-culturist
    I know, I know, I haven’t blogged on here in a month and it’s too easy to blame it on Twitter, as micro-blogging is so much easier and quicker, but life has also been a little hectic, with changing of jobs, location and what not. I’m in Nairobi for ‘a little while longer’, but will [...]
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