Over the past decade, the internationally acclaimed British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare CBE RA has tirelessly supported the development of early career and African diaspora artists and curators through Guest Projects. Founded by Shonibare Studio in 2006 the residency programme offered early-career multidisciplinary creatives and practitioners free access to a project space in which to collaborate and experiment for one month. The studio, encompassing the ground floor of a former carpet factory in east London, was an alternative universe and playground for artists, performers and curators, encouraging them to collaborate and make new and experimental work.