The Creativity Pioneers Podcast - S2E2 - Practice of de-canonization of the art system to build common spaces of unlearning and sharing | Bonaventure S. B. Ndikung

S2E2 - Practice of de-canonization of the art system to build common spaces of unlearning and sharing | Bonaventure S. B. Ndikung

08/04/21 • 48 min

"It's about creating spaces of thought, spaces of reflection, spaces of deliberation, spaces in which we can disagree, in which you can dismantle things, in which you can build things, spaces in which we can commune, in which we can just look at each other, listen to each other and acknowledge each other's presence" said Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, independent curator, author, and biotechnologist, founder and artistic director – among many cultural institutions - of SAVVY Contemporary, an independent project space in Berlin that situates itself on the threshold between concepts of the West and non-West, to understand and deconstruct them. Enjoy his provocative journey through the contemporary art system, dismantling the art curator's traditional aura and moving towards a sense of communion and exchange with the people he worked with, with a strong vision of directing like an orchestra conductor. KEYWORDS: Communion - De-canonization – Creative process Website: https://savvy-contemporary.com/

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S2E1 - Everything is possible: your creativity to give voice to the under-represented narrative | Adepero Oduye

"You can do many things with what is available to us, and there are a lot of things that are available to us. We have to find a way to exercise our power and create what we want to create, and not just have a small group of people decide what our stories are going to look like" - said Adepero Oduye, producer, actress, director, and writer – "There's something I want to tell them this way, in my way, in our way, and I'm going to find a way to do it." Everything is possible is her mantra, being creative her power: she is sharing with us - with kindness, vulnerability, and humbleness - her vision and reflection about her life and the role of creativity and art in both her personal growth and society. KEYWORDS: Remember - Baba - Joy @adeperoOduye on Twitter Website: https://www.adeperooduye.com/

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S2E3 - Building innovative institutions for a new generation of African leaders | Veda Sunassee

"Building institutions that are transformative and change the world is like building cathedrals: it requires a unique mindset to believe in something so big that you willing to commit to putting the foundation together, knowing that you may not live long enough to see it" said Veda Sunassee, African Leadership University's Executive Director. His path to leadership is ingrained in a constant self-reflection process that becomes the basis of an incredible and ambitious vision, building innovative institutions that will change the way we conceive education, and develop three million ethical and entrepreneurial leaders for Africa and the world by 2030. KEYWORDS: Kitchen – Stage - Cathedral @vedasunassee on Twitter Website: https://www.alueducation.com