Ismir Ra is a young Tanzanian artist who sketches and paints as a form of self-expression. He is intrigued by the symmetry that exists in nature as a metaphor for social equality, which he aims to fight for through his work.
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In 2020 - Nafasi Academy was born. A hub for inquiry-driven arts education that encourages artistic growth, experimentation, conceptual engagement, and collaboration.Our first year of programming supported a cohort of visual artists as they embarked on their journeys towards professionalizing their contemporary practices.‘Kutana na …’ is a series of profiles on those artists, who, each in their own way, remind us (in the wise words of @wendo1819) that ✨ art is everywhere ✨ It is the invisible thread that connects past, present, future, and everything in between. It is life and its many lives, manifest, in some tangible form.
Stories of existence.
These are 12 of those stories - told from the perspectives of the artists themselves and documented through the collaborative artistry of Darragh Amelia, Lilian Flaviana, and Gertrude Malizana.
