My first blog post of the year and it’s all about the legend — Fela Kuti. A few week’s ago I was in Paris, and while walking in Parc de la Villette I came across a Fela Kuti exhibition at Philharmonie de Paris. I have deep respect for Kuti’s music…

Follow my Blog on Bloglovin It has been a few months since travelling to Thailand with my bestie. This trip was long overdue. So much has happened since we booked this trip — the Pandemic and the busyness of life. I didn’t feel like I had the headspace to plan…

Back in July and August, I received copies of publications I had: Written: Finding the Words: Addressing language in archive collections as archivists, heritage professionals and volunteers And contributed towards: “Who and What Narratives are on Display?”, pages 22–40 in Doing the Work Embedding anti-racism and decolonisation into museum practice …

Joy Labinjo’s recent exhibition at the Chapter Gallery in Cardiff reminded me of the constant debate about the effectiveness of in-gallery labels. Artists, curators and exhibition designers have long attempted to contextualise artworks and objects within this public setting. Yet the success of this endeavour is tricky to measure. What…

By the title alone, I was intrigued by how life between Caribbean Islands and Britain has been documented by artists. And how this would be portrayed by a gallery like Tate Britain. From Tate’s perspective, ‘this exhibition explores and celebrates the relationship between the Caribbean and Britain in art from…

Follow my Blog on Bloglovin It is funny how social media works and how connections are created. One day I was scrolling on Instagram and I liked a photograph taken by, Maryam Wahid who was recently awarded ‘Portrait of Britain 2021' by the British Journal of Photography. The next thing…

Follow my Blog on Bloglovin I managed to start 2022 abroad, although in a different place I had originally planned. My bestie and I had booked Thailand a few months ago. But the rise of the Omicron variant meant quarantine rules were back understandable and for Thailand, this was 7…

I wonder how many people have access to archive material that relates to their family history? Whether that is in the form of photographs, letters, diary entries, thought pieces in newspapers or journal articles. It’s just fascinating to think about what material is of importance to be kept for future…

So my overall first impression: This type of programme is quite a useful starting point to see what art spaces are around beyond the immediate city centre. I walk past a few of these spaces on a weekly basis so it’s good being acquainted. I didn’t feel a strong personal…