A mind-mapping and collage workshop exploring personal and cultural histories.
On 9th September 2024, Ana Ogunsanya, multidisciplinary artist, designer, and educator-in-residence, led In Pieces, a collage workshop that invited participants to explore culture through the powerful lens of personal experiences. This interactive session began with a presentation that uncovered collage as a language of autoethnographic expression, an approach that combines the personal with the cultural to tell stories rooted in individual lived experiences. The presentation highlighted the works of renowned Black female collage artists, including Billie Zangewa and Deborah Roberts, whose practice draws heavily from the intersection of personal and cultural commentary. These artists use collage to weave together fragments of memory, identity, and history, offering a unique perspective on the Black female experience.
Following the presentation, participants engaged in an introspective mind-mapping activity designed to uncover the themes and stories most significant to themselves. This reflective exercise served as the foundation for a hands-on collaging workshop, where participants had the opportunity to create their own pieces of autoethnographic art.
Fabric for this workshop was generously supplied by Future Textiles.
EVENT DETAILS
Date: 9th September 2024
Time: 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: 9B, Hakeem Dickson Drive, off TF Kuboye Road, Oniru, Lagos
ABOUT ANA OGUNSANYA
Ana Ogunsanya is a multidisciplinary artist and designer whose work aims to express and explore her Nigerian heritage, British culture, and diasporic identity. Having trained in Fashion Design at Central St. Martins and the Royal College of Art, Ana enjoys working across a range of mediums. Ana is currently interested in finding ways to express her personal narrative by combining representation and abstraction. Her work connects two personal cultures and explores the complexities of identity, heritage, and belonging, while honoring her heritage and contributing to a broader dialogue on representation.
