LDN to LA with Tahnaiya Russell: Adventures of an Afropean Artist Abroad (Part 4)
TE: As a professional, how do you balance unbridled creativity with the constraints of commerce? TR: There are a lot of design jobs that offer enough…
Travel
LDN to LA with Tahnaiya Russell: Adventures of an Afropean Artist Abroad (Part 3)
TE: We’re acquainted through our shared tenure at The Tate Modern. How did your time there influence your approach to artistry? TR: Oh the memories! My…
LDN to LA with Tahnaiya Russell: Adventures of an Afropean Artist Abroad (Part 2)
TE: How is life as a Brit in the USA? In my journeys there, I’ve found race to be such a salient issue whereas class…
Vienna to London: Black to Mixed-Race
By Annina Chirade I was born in Vienna, a place which has historically been a frontier between Eastern and Western Europe. I was primarily brought…
Border Crossings: Black Skin, White Borders
By Zdena Mtetwa-Middernacht Once upon a time living in the world of the enlightened in my view meant adopting the rule to never use…
Call for Papers: Afro Europeans Conference, Münster, Germany, 16.09.15- 19.09.15
African European Studies explore social spaces and cultural practices that are characterised by a series of contemporary and historical overlaps between Africa and Europe….
Mapping Mosques: Italy’s ‘Hidden Islam’ With Photographer Nicolo Degiorgis
By Tommy Evans Afropean’s Tommy Evans recently met up with Italian photographer Nicolo Degiorgis to discuss his work ‘Hidden Islam’, winner of the Prix…
Photo of The Day: Marcadet Poissonniers, Paris
Africa Does Not Know Me
By Rumbi Makanga I cannot help but spend time thinking about my identity. Finding yourself immersed in a culture that is at the same time…
A Journey from France to the River Maroni: An interview/ photo essay with William Barylo
Tommy Evans meets fellow postgraduate researcher and creative William Barylo to discuss his photographic documentary chronicling the lives and culture of the Bushinengue people, descendants of…