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from this hub of young creativity. we bring you a young voice and hit pick on odd blending fine art and illustration. i've been making life since i was 5 years old. it's been a big part of my life. i don't think i would know who i am without it. so, art is me and i have, are this medicine for me? when i am said from insult. a african ginger. i'm a contemporary artist, painter, designer, illustrator, multi disciplinary audit, well known for trading. almost the pan african expression is thick art style. combining painting and st are ones down. i grew up household where my grand was domestically abused and i witnessed that a lot as a kid because i was around her all the time. so for me, that was

a very traumatic experience growing up as a guy understanding that it's, it's a vicious cycle of unchecked mental health leading to a violent approach. that's just the cycle. and i think knowing is half the battle, and i want it to be completely aware of what gender based violence is and what it's really doing and what, what court is it, you know, she passed away because of that. i buried it, you know? and that's what made me such an angry teenager. and that's what made me so rude, like rebellious, like breaking stuff and angry at the world, you know, and the old i got, the more i realize that i'm feeling upset because of my own mental health. plus my own childhood trauma is what made me vocalize or be aware of my trauma and pain was making art peeling is painful. it's not the easy thing. and the only way to be better is to

sit with those doc for that. you don't want to have and process them. and by doing that you actually become better and better as time progresses. so yeah, the only thing that made me become conscious of that was making, i was like, why is my work so dark? let me do a thorough analysis of myself and then digging deep and be like, oh this was the reason this is so dark is because this was, this is what influenced this approach. okay, cool. why do they influence this approach? while that happens to me when i fix okay, cool, makes sense. i don't necessarily think that i just have to make stuff in a bad headspace in order for it to be good. i think society is just kind of made this narrative of like the priest, drug addict, artist, archetype. you know what i mean? and that's not the truth. anybody can make eyes from any kind of stimuli for a long time. i thought that the only way i may could work is from like in that head space, but 9 times progressing. and just like there's so much more to you so much dimension

in making work in a better have space. amazing press one, you know, i, making all the bodies. okay. motion with it, hate or love whatever. if someone feels something toward that even frustration you did something you made with all my house hotels shaky off some work that i did a couple years ago. i was commissioned to do a bunch of portraits. some graffiti is pretty much design the whole 1st floor. it's not like one of my personal projects, so i can really focus on emotion or focus on dr. themes. this is a commission, so i have to focus on the janice, but youth culture and what that means to me and painted in an aesthetic way as opposed to, you know, being wrapped up the brush strokes and emotive. so the difference between this and the camera is all about 2 different themes. one is fedex,

and the other is the motion. so we are about to hit the kalashnikov gallery to check out some of my work for me to end up in the gallery manager. happening good is good to be back, you know, that's what i made specifically for the show to in my opinion is the best on. thank you. the one i really enjoyed making the one going to cave down is the one that i kept on because we're based in broad from time, which is effectively one of the creative melting pot. some johanna is burg, honest lexis would naturally gravitate towards the wrong because of the, the scene he would just come to the shop. we didn't even know who was his associate punk coming to, to look at off. and later on we just became closer and closer into to some degree there was some mentorship but yeah,

one day we thought he was actually good enough to be in the gallery. and then there is affecting the history nice one of our standing young, emerging artists, focal point in a lot of the works. and in the past i was very anti painting eyes. i think it revealed too much emotional, too much character in each portrait. but i think this time around, i wanted to ease eyes as a vehicle to convey how i was feeling. a lot of these are post, you know, heartbreak, you know, it's, it's, it's the conversation about how i, how people around us deal with our feelings and being aware of our feelings and making something about that. these are more extensions on my solo show that i did in february this year called why so blue, brown, boy, that collection was goodness. and she,

the birth of this conversational body motion, vulnerability, masculinity wanting to speak about societal norms and societal conversations against men and means mental health and prove and show that they always for men to deal with emotions in a natural and healthy way. as opposed to substance abuse and violence, we can't express ourselves to conversation invulnerability. so these are extension of my almost vulnerable sol, for the most intimate part of myself being displayed, exhibited in i have the rare privilege to be backstage at the annual showcase of body. a school of fashion posted this year at the mall of africa, which i think is quite appropriate. i'm sitting here with shepherd who is one of the young designers that will be shepherd how i have them. but at the same time, i'm a bit excited to finally being here and i'm grateful for the journey and

a bit of a believer saying this is me. it was funny. yeah, all of this is what is slide the collection that we're going to see tonight. the main drive of the collection was conquered through my august food being i thought of side to live the food before. yes. what support did you have in creating this collection? family and the institution data, huge role and also like the skills developed through the as of study and study or played a huge role in me. being able to present, to kind of waken at this level. and you have custom in me because you had me at functionality and comes to village. thank you so much. it means a lot before i had some more young design and let's check od king f, where production and interior designer is changing his environment for the better. my name is david, are you are, i'm a production and special designer. welcome to

a day in my world. my dummy has been begun over 10 years ago, mainly inspired by movies and stuff like we watch on tv. really my collaboration with book bon, cause b and in how people relate to pieces and how to curious spaces to me to be amuse for people where they are comfortable. the comfortable to read, they're comfortable to spend time in comfortable to engage in different activities . i mean, libraries have so much before be used for just reading and studying and doing research, but now in a place like canada,

islam library where tom, it's an art gallery. you can come in enjoy art to hear from different artists who have showcase there at here. you can come and have a picnic here in we are currently in eco loop or a clue. this is there. so lack of veranda didn't exist on pre restoration of this building on the floor that we are standing on exists a map of narrow b that represents the different libraries within the city. so inspired in this space was the idea to have artist and influential individuals look around v u. c. different influential musician, visual art, spots, men, sports women, different figures in their own respect,

existing wise african culture. the more thought after trend in design, i mean this is we're coming back to the motherland. while this is not like the creed all of mankind, this is where this is where life began. and so i feel like we are coming back home and not only design wise, but in florida for many other fears of life. so here, yeah, again as one of the space that i've walked on initially from class to brief, it was meant to be a space like to just enjoy chill out with friends and entertain. but also pleased to just hung up by herself with a book enjoying a drink. but it turned out that it now space uses for i showed that

she was called of i have no clue. and so i see what does her show here. i thought was because she was to chill and entertain guests the be how the african aesthetic inspires creativity in, in the field that i am in, i would say just the use of materials, the richness of the coach. us like we have so many different tribes and ways of life in the african context. all that just mixed in this beautiful port of design and and, and way of life really has inspired my jamie vision for the future in my career i, i wanted to so much i,

i believe i haven't done my best work really. i think it l as long as this breadth inside of me are far from, from even scratching the surface of my best to walk into the future for me to just more collaborative work. i'd love to collaborate with other artists. love to probably with interior design as a special designer for hollywood. come and, and really just be involved in i'd call them functional spaces in terms of b, a library offices. i just, you really be sensitive to how people interact with spaces. oh ah, to night the lights are shining bright from the young creative talent as final

touches are being done before the runway showcasing the talent here a study of school location van by you had a clear idea in your mind of what you wanted to showcase here tonight, what is the difficulty of translating that? what is in your head exactly on to the model? sometimes the communist will fit as long as you want them to v o a how you have the junior year. so that is a very depressing moment if a desire to find out that it's marketing where you wanted or how you wanted to fit, i think. yeah. and i can imagine what that feels like because as someone who's been a model before, sometimes you guys get frustrated and you just wanted to be perfect. so how did that all come together for you? cuz we have a haltingly side of a big stage. i think that's how i managed to court with the was through because once you find out that something is not working you stress, but then because we are helping her out. i think it's nikki. and i have to ask, how are the no oh oh i,

i sousa, usa with dora's the creative concept behind it when, what was the role of styling in all of it. so my concept is based around me hiding mind into, to me within my cult, ending, bracing my college as well because it's something i think it's very difficult and not only for women, but for everyone growing up. so i try to incorporate that a lot in my culture. so what i did was i used the good the method, which is the quoting method that we used to make blankets back back in india and the loss of mine, it impacted me a lot this year. so i try to incorporate saying no, that's absolutely amazing. and if you know anything about me, you know how much i love bringing back my culture. and also just ping home is the people that came before us when it's i'm so excited to see a connection tonight and all the very best

the show is about to start. and it only seems appropriate to bring in a fashion voice from nigeria as they are turning. one western fashion is all about on his head. a worse storytelling business, we use fashion to affect the mind, the body, and the soul of the individual and the collective lay god. more and more young fashion designers are revolving in their designs, lesser about western influences and styles. but a more afrocentric, contemporary and experimental. the dual of know the black area, la andy fe, daniel lewis, roku, our sisters who believe that fashion is storytelling that sets it sites in our global realities and home life as nigerian globally. when you think of our fashion going, think about design as it is guys, etc. i mean they're, you know what, their school of both, that my thought. so for african fashion that should also be valued where you're

design aesthetic is what's my says, whether you're edgy like mala black or you know, communicating all of those influences in any of our we. so here is where the production, the real magic happens because our patterns here with a couple of pieces together here, here is where all of the experimentation on prototyping you'll be hearing about how close these are. usually the patterns that we're working with currently like the 4th of the unraveling memories dress. this is pattern for these, this is a p f i need dual pattern until it is done essentially cannot leave this room. so literally like if all number of processes go on here, this is sunday and he is our sample machine. it is working on the top right now is also from this collection to say, hey, stranger connection. and this is one of our t shirt with their collection. hey, stranger, no,

the black introduces rich colors and echoes of the year. but culture were a super i inspired by your bach halter on where both your bah and of course, like every other thing that we experience as well as far as just being global citizens in general or having just these progressive alpha things on progressive perspective. every single collection we make there will be one single piece or 2 pieces that you can draw a straight line directly from our heritage, all cultural a be a, you know, wrapper lewis or you know, the silhouette. it's like the classic what we're doing a lot of reading your bud super the like to look super flamboyance. i think like some of these colors from this collection. very reminiscence of your culture. i feel like the stories are very relevant because when you piece through each one, you see that it's di, fuse it through what we as young people,

even known young people. i experience through the times where that is so strange, which is about solitude on we can all combine on that same we've seen on that, which is about humans and exploring how work pool of lee is showing. i've seen how those lists come through in many different ways and you have a look why as well, which is about duality, about life and death. it's about black and white. it's about, you know, all of that. so we kind of communicate. i feel like everything about black is extremely employs because we do have a lot of quick influences as will. it takes passion and in depth knowledge of one's culture and surroundings to be able to create pieces that are rare yet related will . and constantly changing because, you know, we, forth locally where in nigeria, if you know anything about the supply chain of how african countries most, especially nigeria get their fabric. we basically get the remnants from when the global market, the global fashion markets are done with these. and,

and why we can't necessarily, it won't be on trend if you're a 9 g around brian, just forcing from the market unless you're making your own fabric. and so we don't adult in me of these why creates in our collection. we go from a story perspective and everything feeds the story so to speak. nigerian fashion and styles are becoming distinct, especially when they're adapting the rich cultural and traditional element into the style. none the black or proof that african fashion does not have to follow global fashion, but one can always adapt a new way of interpreting design and fashion. oh, i'm a bite to take my place in the audience, and i'd like to wish all the talent the very best, and just have fun with. let's take a moment to unpack what seems like an unusual way to say good bye to a loved one, but it's actually really african

and i'm not what our feet up whole bears there bring joy to do so. of grieving, dancing moves asked the car, the coffin have become a global sensation. your videos have gone viral on line. is i will go on the thought on rain. this is to the church or to the cemetery. you know, the family and wall wishes and wanted to cry, and i fall back. you know, i for side, full upset of why do you cry? so i started to analyze myself in bring in times, initiating the dallas choice or that you know, could share them up. that was 15 years ago. one day, a do realize that a solemn, much of full barris was making, i'm already sad event even more sorrowful. so established than the map, what tough we duck holborn service with dancing truths like you screwing in

popularity, families, i increasingly given their loved ones a final does ah, we have an album over here that the client is able to choose form when is in upper misses is going to choose data he or she wants us to weigh for the occasion. and i think this week i'm, the client in question has changed a scottish way. those are wired line george, this i thought this course is where is because this course is where i've never been to wait before school is joel. was there for, you know, i'd be a talk to tom because he's going to be talking to finalize the same time. is ronald voice with since becoming a global sensation? benjamin ab barely has time to sleep. he spends much of his time on the phone with

clients check in this upcoming booking. gagnon funerals are very important social occasion and no expense is great. why abuse wellborn service has also provided crucial employment opportunities for young people on this bill. i was more ah, guys to we employed, i'm which in lobby voice. you know? because unemployment is very high. where i am now. i have over a 100 guys work here which 95 are me. 5, a few. but you hopefully won't be dancing with this guy any time soon as we are there, you know, i want to dad's radio and, ah, once the corner virus pandemic is over, a do hope to travel and open branches of it's paul bern, business in other countries where people will be able to hire a new style,

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