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NKATA: Art and Processes
by Nkata Podcast Station
NKATA is an Igbo word from the language spoken by the Igbo people of Nigeria. It simply means "Conversation". Thus this podcast series will feature conversations with selected individuals (artists, cultural operators, and creatives) whose work I have known – some over many years and others, a little less so. What sets them apart is that I consider them and their works to be compelling, engaging and relevant to the time. The idea of this podcast is to have in-depth but also accessible conversations about who these individuals are, their life’s journeys and how this translates into their vocation as creative people. Conversations will depart from exploring the background of the artists' personal history while meandering through key themes, positions, and ideologies central to their works. Each episode will feature one conversation with a selected artist. Emeka Okereke (Host).
Episodes
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EP19 (Part 2): “I Want to Plant my Flag with You All Over Here” - Nkata with Njideka Akunyili Crosby
Part Two of a two-part conversation. Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s portrait The Obamas: Springing Forth marks another chapter in an illustrious career shaped by Nigerian life, family histories and movement between cultures. Continuing her conversation with Emeka Okereke, she opens a window onto the...
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EP19 (Part 1): “I Want to Plant my Flag with You All Over Here” - Nkata with Njideka Akunyili Crosby
Part One of a two-part conversation. Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s illustrious career has brought Nigerian life and family histories into some of contemporary art’s most significant spaces. A 2017 MacArthur Fellow, she recently created The Obamas: Springing Forth for the Obama Presidential Center. In...
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EP18: "Photography Needs Time...Time for Light" – Nkata with Angèle Etoundi Essamba
In this episode of Art and Processes, Emeka Okereke sits down with Cameroonian photographer Angèle Etoundi Essamba — a defining voice in contemporary African photography whose four-decade career has centered the presence, dignity, and strength of the Black female body. Born in Douala in 1962,...
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EP17: "The Learning Curve Never Stops" – Nkata with Alexandre Arrechea
Send a text In this episode of Art and Processes, host Emeka Okereke sits down with renowned Cuban contemporary artist Alexandre Arrechea. Born in Trinidad de Cuba—a UNESCO World Heritage Site steeped in colonial history—Arrechea’s work explores themes of power, surveillance, architecture, and...
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EP16: "Creativity is what we owe Humanity" – Nkata with Ibe Ananaba
Send a text In this episode of Nkata Podcast: Art & Processes, host Emeka Okereke engages in a compelling conversation with Nigerian painter, designer, and multimedia artist Ibe Ananaba. A lifelong explorer of visual storytelling, Ananaba’s journey is one of relentless curiosity—one that…
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EP15: "The garment of the present is always stitched by cloths and threads from a variety of elsewheres" – Nkata with John Akomfrah
Send us a text In this thought-provoking episode, host Emeka Okereke sits down with the visionary Ghanaian-born British artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah. Akomfrah is renowned for his groundbreaking contributions to contemporary art and film, where his work poignantly explores themes of memory,...
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EP14: "Move one foot in front of the other, and you will find your road". Nkata with Jide Adeniyi-Jones
Send us a text Jide Adeniyi-Jones (b. Lagos, 1952) is a Nigerian documentary photographer based in Lagos and Washington, DC. He credits the English photographer John Vickers for paving his way into photography in 1972. Since then, he has worked across various sectors of the discipline, including...
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Ep13: "When I use the term Afropolitanism, it refers to the "becoming planetary" of our predicament." Nkata with Achille Mbembe.
Send us a text Achille Mbembe is no doubt one of the most influential philosophers of the 21st century. Born in Cameroun in 1957, the year that ushered in a ricochet of the independence of African nations – also known as the year of Kwame Nkrumah – in many ways, his work and disposition could be...
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EP12: "We are workers of the Spirit". Nkata with Koyo Kouoh
Send us a text The 12th episode of Nkata Podcast: Art & Processes features a conversation with Koyo Kouoh. Koyo Kouoh is a Cameroonian-born curator. She is a leading figure in the Contemporary art world. More specifically, she is one of the pioneers who helped shape and articulate contemporary…
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EP11: "We were brought up to strive for Eloquence". Nkata with Olu Oguibe
Send us a text Olu Oguibe (b.1964, Aba) is a Nigerian artist and academic living and working in the United States of America. He is one of the foremost scholars of his generation whose work constitutes a pillar of what we now know as Contemporary African art and post-colonial studies. Since 1988,...
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EP10: We are trying to remember the future and rewrite the past. Nkata with Qudus Onikeku
Send us a text In episode 10 of Nkata: Art & Processes, Emeka Okereke is in Conversation with Qudus Onikeku (b. 1984, Lagos), a Nigerian contemporary dancer, performer and Choreographer. He has been active and consistently prolific since 2004, so much that one cannot knowledgeably talk about the...
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EP09: "Water will always find its crack". Nkata with Ahmet Öğüt
Send us a text Ahmet Öğüt (b.1981, Diyarbakir, Turkey) is a conceptual artist living and working in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He works with a broad range of media including video, photography, installation, drawing and printed media (Wikipedia) In the 9th Episode of Nkata: Art & Processes, Emeka...
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EP08: "If I write for them, it means I am removing myself from my source". Nkata with Niq Mhlongo
Send us a text Niq Mhlongo (b. 1973, Soweto) is a South African writer born in Johannesburg. Today, he is considered "one of the most high-spirited, irreverent voices of post-apartheid South African literary scene". So far, he has four novels and two short stories to his name: Dog Eat Dog (2004),...
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EP07: "Our subalterns have not sold out; our youngsters have not sold out". Nkata with Shahidul Alam
Send us a text Shahidul Alam (b.1955) is a Bangladeshi photojournalist, teacher and social activist. He has been a photographer for more than 40 years. His life and work can invariably be summarised as a service to society, culture and humanity. In 2014, he was awarded the Shilpakala Padak by the...
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EP06: "My father always told me that only Love is above the law" Nkata with Uche James Iroha
Send us a text One cannot exhaustively and informatively review the history of contemporary Nigerian photography without frequently returning to the name Uche James Iroha (B.1972, Enugu). Since 1999, Uche’s ideology, activities and support for younger photographers, have paved the way for the...
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EP05: "Not only are we ahead of time, we are classic" Nkata with Nontsikelelo Veleko
Send us a text Nontsikelelo Veleko (b. 1977) is a South African photographer most notably recognised for her depiction of black identity, urbanisation and fashion in post-apartheid South Africa. Veleko studied photography at the Market Theatre Photo Workshop(1999–2004). In 2006, her photographs...
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EP04: "My mother said to me: I have dreamt of you in colours" Nkata with Otobong Nkanga
Send us a text Otobong Nkanga (b. 1974, Kano, Nigeria) is a visual and performance artist whose artistic practice spans almost two decades. She began her studies at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife Nigeria and continued at the National Fine Arts School of Paris. She obtained a Masters…
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EP03: "No Thank You – I Will Live Up To The Consequences" Nkata with Jihan El-Tahri
Send us a text For our third episode, Emeka Okereke is in conversation with Jihan El-Tahri, an Egyptian filmmaker, producer, and visual artist. Jihan El-Tahri began her career as a foreign correspondent covering Middle East politics for the Financial Times, Washington Post, and US News & World...
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EP02: "What have you, or what have I paid into that Trust?" NKATA with Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung.
Send us a text Episode two of NKATA sees Emeka Okereke in conversation with Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung. Ndikung (b.1977, Yaoundé) is an independent curator, art critic, author and biotechnologist from Cameroon, who lives and works from out of Berlin. He studied food biotechnology in Berlin,...
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EP01: "I wonder as I wander" Nkata with Akinbode Akinbiyi
Send us a text In this debut episode of NKATA, Emeka Okereke is in conversation with Akinbode Akinbiyi. Akinbiyi (b.1946) is a Berlin-based Nigerian photographer, writer, curator and educator who has been working in the art world/ creative field for over four decades. This conversation touches on...
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EP00: Introduction of NKATA by EMEKA OKEREKE
Send us a text In this intro episode, Emeka Okereke – the host of the program – introduces himself as well as the podcast series. He gave some pointers as to what the podcast program will be all about. Watch out for episode 1 Support the show Hi, amazing listeners! Emeka Okereke here. I am the...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
NKATA is an Igbo word from the language spoken by the Igbo people of Nigeria. It simply means "Conversation". Thus this podcast series will feature conversations with selected individuals (artists, cultural operators, and creatives) whose work I have known – some over many years and others, a little less so. What sets them apart is that I consider them and their works to be compelling, engaging and relevant to the time. The idea of this podcast is to have in-depth but also accessible conversations about who these individuals are, their life’s journeys and how this translates into their vocation as creative people. Conversations will depart from exploring the background of the artists' personal history while meandering through key themes, positions, and ideologies central to their works. Each episode will feature one conversation with a selected artist. Emeka Okereke (Host).
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NKATA is an Igbo word from the language spoken by the Igbo people of Nigeria. It simply means "Conversation". Thus this podcast series will feature conversations with selected individuals (artists, cultural operators, and creatives) whose work I have known – some over many years and others, a...
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