P004 Imagined Encounters
Baraka Leo | Artist
Rebecca Yeong Ae Corey | Artist
Ibrahim Jonathan | artist
Sabi John | artist
Hedwiga Medard | artist
Gano | artist
Ismir Ra | artist
Pius Matunge | Curator
Shaquille Kessi | Curator
Bernard Ntahondi | curator
Imagined Encounters: Patterns of Exchange
Technology continues to amplify access to cultural productions
from anywhere in the world. In Tanzania, we are exposed to differ-
ent aspects of Korean culture from the dramatic soap opera plot
twists that glue us to our screens to second hand clothing that co-
lour our local markets. The presence of these productions in Tanzania not only provide a glimpse into the history and cultural aesthetics of Korean culture but also invite us to draw similarities and contrasts.
Primarily conducted on Zoom, Imagined Encounters is a result of a
series of workshops exploring technology, history, pattern-making and
storytelling cross-culturally between Tanzania and Korea. Our sessions
were rich exchanges of knowledge, artistic and curatorial production.
Our exchange has manifested into paintings, installations & films - all of
which carry the commonalities of our coexistence & interpretations of
our relationships with the many patterns found in the universe around us.
We share the same roof.
We are connected under the same galaxy.
The artists in this collaborative exhibition: Baraka Leo, Rebecca Yeong Ae Co-
rey, Ibrahim Jonathan, Sabi John, Hedwiga Medard, Gano & Ismir Ra actively
explore and experiment with the patterns weaving through our realities - rear-
ranging them and re imagining them for each of us - to find our own meaning.