Join us from 2PM on Tuesday 4th August for the Ecotonal Readings Convening: Library, Landscape, and Sustainable Futures supported by Guest Artists Space (G.A.S.) Foundation @gasfoundation and Yinka Shonibare Foundation @yinkashonibarefoundation.
Drawing on ‘ecotones’, a term that describes a transitional zone between distinct ecosystems, Ecotonal Readings posits the 32° East library and climate conscious building as active ‘edges’ or ecological thresholds where knowledge, materials, and communities intersect and human, architectural, and environmental archives interact.
Dr. Anna Adima will lead a presentation on the history of sustainable art practices in the region based on research done in the #32Library, after which artist and printmaker Kajebe Jacob Joshua will lead a workshop on sustainable print making practices.
This session is useful to you if you are an artist interested in printmaking or in sustainable art practices. You can register for 1 of 20 spots
This event is part of The AAL Lab Convenings which brings together a network of libraries, publishers, archives, and wider audiences. The series forms part of Re:assemblages, a programme hosted by @gasfoundation and @yinkashonibarefoundation and curated by Naima Hassan.
The AAL convening series is made possible through the generous support of the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Dr Anna Adima is a writer, researcher and educator whose work explores the histories, literatures and creative cultures of East Africa. Currently a Lecturer in Modern African History at Durham University, she has previously worked in Uganda as a journalist and in the cultural sector. She holds a PhD in East African history and literature.
Kajebe Jacob Joshua is a Ugandan interdisciplinary artist, curator, and cultural practitioner. His work explores relationships through printmaking, barkcloth, textiles, painting, installation, and socially engaged practice. Drawing from Ugandan cultural knowledge and everyday acts of making, he investigates how art can connect people with memory, community, and place. Alongside his studio practice, he curates exhibitions and develops participatory projects that encourage dialogue, learning, and cultural exchange.