Education is not a luxury. It is the infrastructure of every other right. Without it, identity becomes rigid. Without it, the world stays abstract.
The African Knowledge System — the communal, practical, embodied way of learning that predates colonial schooling — is one of the most overlooked sustainability resources on the planet. It teaches through pattern, through story, through community.
The artists we work with under the Learning theme make this visible. Their work is a classroom that never closes.
Ghana
Ghanaian painter and musician (b.1983); originally an autodidact, also lead vocalist of the Agorsor Band. Her work glorifies the African Knowledge System using mathematical symbols and childlike naivety.
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Ghana
Ghanaian artist working with textile-based contemporary practice; collaborator on the Makers United residency and HTHABW project alongside Emmanuel Tieku.
See Michael's full body of workCalculated Communities centres the vibrant paintings of Ghanaian artist Nyornuwofia Agorsor and invites reflection on what it means to learn, teach and grow. Using abstract symbols, vibrant patterns and layered forms, Agorsor highlights the structure...
Curate this exhibition with usLearning is what turns knowledge into action. The Ribbon is itself a learning object — every stitch a lesson in what we discard, what we keep, and what we pass on.
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