1-54 Forum Returns

Closing remarks by Simon Njami Poetic Gesture by Gabe Feijoo Film screening by Eric Baudelaire Curated by RAW Material Company in tribute to Koyo Kouoh. Produced by 1-54 Forum.

Sustaining art and institutions requires both vision and resources. This conversation brings together practitioners exploring how funding, support structures, and collective strategies shape the possibilities for artistic and institutional futures.Teesa Bahana (32° East), Sepake Angiama (Iniva) and Yto Barrada (The Motership/Cinematheque de Tanger) will share insights from their experiences in creating, sustaining, and expanding platforms for contemporary art across Africa and beyond. Moderated by Haja Fanta (RAW Material Company), the discussion will reflect on how institutions can nurture experimentation, resilience, and collaboration while imagining futures that are both realistic and equitable.Curated by RAW Material Company in tribute to Koyo Kouoh.Produced by 1-54 Forum.

How can building an institution be understood as a curatorial act in itself? Inspired by Koyo Kouoh’s vision of “institution building as creative practice,” this conversation brings together practitioners who have each reimagined what cultural infrastructures can be. Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung (SAVVY Contemporary, Haus der Kulturen der Welt), Ibrahim Mahama (SCCA Tamale), and Maria Magdalena Campos Pons (Rios Intermittentes) will reflect on the challenges and possibilities of shaping institutions that are at once locally grounded and globally connected. Moderated by Marie Hélène Pereira (RAW Material Company, Haus der Kulturen der Welt), the discussion explores how institutional practice can serve as a site of creativity, solidarity, and resistance. Curated by RAW Material Company in tribute to Koyo Kouoh. Produced by 1-54 Forum.

Marie Hélène Pereira for RAW Material Company Curated by RAW Material Company in tribute to Koyo Kouoh. Produced by 1-54 Forum.