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Kunst in BerlinBeing, Seeing, Wandering. A conversation with Akinbode AkinbiyiThe photographer and author Akinbode Akinbiyi, who has lived and worked in Berlin since 1991, wanders the megacities of this world capturing life on the streets. His exhibition „Being, Seeing, Wandering“ at Berlinische Galerie features 130 photographs and offers insights into an oeuvre covering five decades. Thomas Köhler talks to the artist about his first encounter with photography, the role of urban spaces for his art and the importance of remaining curious.2024-07-1233 min
Das GesprächAkinbode Akinbiyi – Kosmopolit, Vagabund, StädtewandererWährend alle Welt eifrig mit dem Smartphone fotografiert, vertraut Akinbode Akinbiyi seiner analogen Rolleiflex-Kamera. Sie ist seine stete Begleiterin, wenn er auf den Straßen großer Metropolen auf den richtigen Moment für eine Aufnahme wartet: in Lagos und Bamako, Durban und Berlin.
Akinbiyi ist Ende 70. Seit fünf Jahrzehnten sucht er nach (post-)kolonialen Spuren in den Städten. Zugleich beobachtet er, wie sich Orte durch die Globalisierung verändern. Aufgewachsen ist er in England und Nigeria. Als Fotograf zog es ihn weiter durch die Welt.
Seit über 30 Jahren lebt und arbeitet er auch...2024-06-0948 min
Fotografie Neu Denken. Der Podcast.dppl +13 »Rückblick: Sonderpodcast düsseldorf photo+ meets Fotografie Neu Denken.«Andy Scholz. Künstler, Kurator, Festivalmacher, Dozent und Autor.
Andy Scholz. Künstler, Kurator, Festivalmacher, Dozent und Autor.
Zitate aus den Podcasts für düsseldorf photo+:
dppl+02: Adam Broomberg. Künstler, Johannesburg, South Africa:
»At one point I put the camera down. I stopped taking pictures. Because it became apparent to me that it was morally untennebal.«
»Copyright is a very outdated idea of a contract.«
dppl+03: Dr. Anja Schürmann. Kulturwissenschaftlerin und Autorin, KWI Essen:
»Fotografie darf nicht ausschließlich als Kunst gesehen werden.«
»Ich finde es sehr schade, dass es in Deutschland...2022-07-0843 min
Fotografie Neu Denken. Der Podcast.dppl +05 »Wir denken in Bildern.«Akinbode Akinbiyi. Künstler, Berlin.
Akinbode Akinbiyi. Künstler, Berlin.
Zitate aus dem Podcast:
»Ich bin ein Wanderer und Beobachter. Ich interessiere mich sehr für das Urbane.«
»Ich behaupte jede Form erzählt.«
»Wenn ich jemanden anschaue, dann kann ich sie/ihn mit der Zeit lesen.«
»Der Begriff AUFNAHME passt sehr schön zu dem, was ich versuche zu machen.«
»Es ist vielleicht schon alles gesagt worden, aber ich habe meinen Teil noch nicht dazu beigetragen.«
»Ich hoffe, die Momente, die ich fotografiere, werden immer tiefer und...2022-05-2833 min
FASHION | AFRICA | NOWQuestioning The Narrative Is Conscious Awakening: Akinbode AkinbiyiAkinbode Akinbiyi’s wisdom from wandering through cities and nations, observing the essence and evolution of life is captured through his art form of photography. In this episode we hear his insight as Beatrace probes a conversation on the rising awareness and pride in Black culture. His vivid experience from the fifties to the present day of world changing movements frames several scenes that have brought empowerment and assertion to Africa and the Diaspora. Cultured, travelled, internationally renowned and a love revolutionist at heart, Akinbode Akinbiyi discerns on camera the meaning and the story of humanity. A contrast to th...2021-03-1050 min
FASHION | AFRICA | NOWQuestioning The Narrative Is Conscious Awakening: Akinbode AkinbiyiAkinbode Akinbiyi’s wisdom from wandering through cities and nations, observing the essence and evolution of life is captured through his art form of photography. In this episode we hear his insight as Beatrace probes a conversation on the rising awareness and pride in Black culture. His vivid experience from the fifties to the present day of world changing movements frames several scenes that have brought empowerment and assertion to Africa and the Diaspora. Cultured, travelled, internationally renowned and a love revolutionist at heart, Akinbode Akinbiyi discerns on camera the meaning and the story of humanity. A contrast to...2021-03-1050 min
NKATA: Art and ProcessesEP06: "My father always told me that only Love is above the law" Nkata with Uche James IrohaSend us a textOne 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 flourishing of Nigerian photography in no small measure.Yet the temperament, attitude and principles he brought to photography preceded him. Before Uche was another hero of Nigerian art: Chief James Iroha, his late father. He was popularly known as the creator of one of the longest-running sitcoms in the history of Nigeria, Th...2020-04-191h 12
1-54 Forum1-54 Forum London 2019 | Championing Photography1-54 FORUM London 3 - 6 October 2019Championing Photography Brendan Embser (Managing Editor, Aperture magazine), Yves Chatap (Independent Curator) and Akinbode Akinbiyi (Photographer) discuss the key platforms—spanning biennales and festivals to workshops and publications—supporting the professional development of photographers in Africa and facilitating their international exposure. This session will include a pre-recorded discussion between Antawan I. Byrd (Assistant Curator of Photography at the Art Institute of Chicago) and Oluremi C. Onabanjo (PhD candidate in Art History, Columbia University). 1-54 Forum London 2019 was generously supported by Arts Council England and Christie’s Educati...2019-10-081h 27
NKATA: Art and ProcessesEP01: "I wonder as I wander" Nkata with Akinbode AkinbiyiSend us a textIn 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 several aspects of his life and practice beginning with moments and events that led to and spurred his vocation as an artist. Some noteworthy anchors of the conversation include: the photographer as a wanderer; movement: being grounded while moving; the act of “listening in”; the inner voice/i...2019-02-281h 33
Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung AudiodokumentationenUnerhört – Postmigrantische Stimmen zum Berliner Humboldt ForumEin Podcast zu den zentralen Kritikpunkten am kolonialen Geist des Humboldt Forums.
[Bild: © B.Sauer-Diete/bsdphoto]
«Wir haben nicht nur mit Objekten zu tun, sondern auch mit Subjekten. Es geht um Wesen. Die werden im westlichen Kontext als Objekte anerkannt, aber im Kontext, wo die herkommen, die sind fast lebendig!»
Ende 2019 soll es eröffnen, das wohl umstrittenste Kulturprojekt Deutschlands im wieder aufgebauten Berliner Schloss. 2011 stellte der Präsident der Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Hermann Parzinger, das Nutzungskonzept für das Humboldt-Forum vor. Seither hagelt es Kritik an der restaurativen und eurozentristischen Darstellung außereuropäischer Kulturen. Wenn es nach jenen geg...2018-11-2911 min