What does Ake Festival 2019 theme ‘Black Bodies, Grey Matter’ mean to you? Black bodies conjure for me, images of black teens being shot dead by
What does Ake Festival 2019 theme ‘Black Bodies, Grey Matter’ mean to you? It reminds me of Franz Fanon’s seminal book ‘Black Skins, White
What does Ake Festival 2019 theme ‘Black Bodies, Grey Matter’ mean to you? To me, ‘black bodies’ is shorthand for everything related to the
What does Ake Festival 2019 theme ‘Black Bodies, Grey Matter’ mean to you? It means that we’re taking a renewed look at ourselves, our
What does Ake Festival 2019 theme ‘Black Bodies, Grey Matter’ mean to you? It is how blackness mines a reaching connectedness that defies the
What does Ake Festival 2019 theme ‘Black Bodies, Grey Matter’ mean to you? To me, the theme ‘Black Bodies, Grey Matter’ seeks to explore the
What does Ake Festival 2019 theme ‘Black Bodies, Grey Matter’ mean to you? For me, it represents the black body and its mental health as foremost
What does Ake Festival 2019 theme ‘Black Bodies, Grey Matter’ mean to you? This relates directly to the content of my book, ‘Skin Deep’ – it
What does Ake Festival 2019 theme ‘Black Bodies, Grey Matter’ mean to you? Focus on the totality of blackness (body and mind); black excellence.
What does Ake Festival 2019 theme ‘Black Bodies, Grey Matter’ mean to you? I think this year’s theme reads to me as Black Bodies Matter. To me,