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This edition of Afrovism invites both artists and guests to reflect on dreams — not as an escape from life, but as a rehearsal for it. In a world that often asks us to react rather than reflect, we offer a space to imagine differently, together, through a talk together with @chloecontemplates, performances by @msabigailj and @midi.kwakwa, art by @arulledand, @sistersjanssen, @ella.wanendeya and scents by @ella.wanendeya.

31 October
19:30
Felix Meritis

See you there?

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Bish&bash&bosh

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gawd ily

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‘Lamiae’. On view until 05.11.2026 at Nimu Dormi @derenava.art Biennale of Bonifaccio, Corsica.

Lamiae began as a story I wrote about a world inhabited by sleepless, chthonic figures reclaiming the curse of monstrosity and turning wakefulness into a form of resistance, and collective agency. For the installation, I wanted this world to extend beyond the physical sculpture, activated through sound and light.

Ella Wanendeya’s projection mapping activated Lamia, surrounding the figure and extending her presence into the darkness, while emphasising her eyes, which remain at the centre of the story. The tension between the sleeping eyes and the surrounding movement reflects Lamia’s condition of being condemned to wakefulness. The visual language draws from the nocturnal spaces where sound, light, bodies and alternative forms of gathering come together.

MarcelDune created the original sound piece specifically for Lamiae. The music feels both distant and present, almost like a memory carried by Lamia as she narrates the story. It is the music she remembers playing in the background, the sound that accompanies her nights and connects her community together. Somewhere between experimental and rave, it becomes a trace of a life that continues around her, even when it is not directly heard.

I am more than grateful to both for bringing their own languages into the work and for making this world exist in ways beyond the original story.

Sound Piece: MarcelDune @marceldune
Projection Mapping: Ella Wanendeya @ella.wanendeya
Video Editing: Ella Wanendeya
Narration: Ella Wanendeya
Materials: Aluminum, Concrete, Paper Fibres, Steel Mesh, Wood Board
Curated by Prisca Meslier

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Random months, random moments 🌀

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Another weekend another pop-up 💌 Thank you to everyone who came and contributed to making this pop-up a beautiful memory of mine. Heart is full 🤍
Special thanks to @thecloset.eco for organizing everything so beautifully and to all the other vendors who became a small family for the weekend.
Have a beautiful summer, and see you at the next one 🫧

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The girls are busyyy🕯️✨

#manifesting#manifestingmagic#whimsy#manifestingmiracles#girlsnightin

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24 ans et toutes mes dents

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to each their own queens and kings

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Becoming Otherwise Exhibition
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Becoming Otherwise explored how contemporary design practices evolve through deeply personal, auto-ethnographic approaches challenging traditional methodologies and their externalised focus.
The exhibition proposed design as a form of cultural critique, self-inquiry, and collective connection, emphasizing the role of personal narratives in shaping wider social and political dialogues.
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Curation: Esto Association Hosting: Esto Association & Okay Initiative Space @okay.space

Artists:
Orestis Telemachou @tileores Ella Wanendeya @ella.wanendeya Fabian Neisius @nssfabb Niki Maria Lore @nikimarialore Dana Elmi Sarabi @danaelmisarabi Eva Pobeda @evapobeda canvaswan @canvaswan/ Yannis Mantzaris @yannismantzaris Christos voutsas @christos.voutsas Pauline Bernichan @pauline.bernichan Ieva Valule @ievavalule Gaia D'Λrrigo @gaiadrr Eleni Vrettakou @elenivrett Phèdre Barbas @phedrebarbas Niki Danai @niki__danai

#BecomingOtherwise #GroupExhibition #DesignResearch #AutoEthnography #DesignAsPractice #CriticalDesign #SpeculativeDesign #AthensArt #CollectivePractice

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Close-up of Instruments of Power (IOP) by Ella Wanendeya in TOOLs, a group exhibition featuring Ella Wanendeya, Fi Sonola, and Kialy Tihngang, curated by Shane Sutherland.

TOOLs explores objects beyond utility — reimagined as extensions of the body, carriers of memory, and sites of relation.

Final week to visit.
Catch them in a live performance 12th April, 6PM

20th February – 12th April 2026
198 Contemporary Arts & Learning

Supported by Arts Council England

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In conversation with Ella Wanendeya

INSTRUMENTS OF POWER

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