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NKATA: Dots of Thoughts

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27 episodes

2 weeks ago

Send us a text Emeka Okereke explores the Igbo language as a vessel of cosmological insight and a lens for re-examining identity. He traces the movement from self to collective consciousness and introduces Nlekota—the Igbo principle of stewardship, a presence that absences nothing. In this episode of Dots of Thoughts, Emeka Okereke unknots the idea of identity through the cosmological depths of the Igbo language. Speaking from lived experience as an artist and thinker, he considers how words ...

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Send us a text Emeka Okereke explores the Igbo language as a vessel of cosmological insight and a lens for re-examining identity. He traces the movement from self to collective consciousness and introduces Nlekota—the Igbo principle of stewardship, a presence that absences nothing. In this episode of Dots of Thoughts, Emeka Okereke unknots the idea of identity through the cosmological depths of the Igbo language. Speaking from lived experience as an artist and thinker, he considers how words ...

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NKATA: Dots of Thoughts

EP25: Unknotting Identity: The Igbo Language and its Cosmological Insights

Send us a text Emeka Okereke explores the Igbo language as a vessel of cosmological insight and a lens for re-examining identity. He traces the movement from self to collective consciousness and introduces Nlekota—the Igbo principle of stewardship, a presence that absences nothing. In this episode of Dots of Thoughts, Emeka Okereke unknots the idea of identity through the cosmological depths of the Igbo language. Speaking from lived experience as an artist and thinker, he considers how words ...

2 weeks ago

26 minutes

NKATA: Dots of Thoughts

EP24: Presence that Absents Nothing: Beyond the Confines of Thought

Send us a text In this episode of Dots of Thoughts, Emeka Okereke takes us beyond the Cartesian dictum “I think, therefore I am,”unraveling how this foundational idea has shaped—and distorted—the modern mind. With poetic lucidity, he reveals how thought, once a useful tool, has become a false guarantor of being, leading to fragmentation, anxiety, and an over-reliance on structure. This is not merely philosophical musing—it’s an articulation of a modern crisis of perception, one in which the v...

5 months ago

36 minutes

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EP23: On Following The Intangible – with Genevieve White

Send us a text In this episode, we journey with Genevieve White, a seasoned artist and performer, as she shares her path from her multicultural roots in Canada to the vibrant art scene of New York City—recorded in the tranquil atmosphere of Berlin’s Grunewald Forest as a conversation with host and transdisciplinary artist Emeka Okereke. Genevieve’s story reveals the transformative power of collaboration, creativity, and the delicate, often interwoven relationship between art and life. The con...

1 year ago

1 hour 11 minutes

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EP22: "Pleasures in the confusions of boundaries": Transdisciplinary Artistic Practices and Pedagogy – with Lukas Feireiss

Send us a text In this episode of Dots of Thoughts, Emeka Okereke engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Berlin-based artist, producer, and scholar Lukas Freireiss. Renowned for his transdisciplinary approach, Lukas shares his practice of working in a “collage-like manner” that unites artists and cultural producers from diverse fields, transcending conventional boundaries. Lukas introduces Crossroads, his Berlin-based project, which he describes as a platform for bringing creators t...

1 year ago

52 minutes

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EP21: Dilemma of a New Age: Black Fathers, Resilence, Raising a Child in Berlin - with Alain Missala

Send us a text Can the simple act of daily gratitude empower and transform your life? In this episode of Dots of Thoughts Podcast, recorded on-site at the Neue Berliner Kunstverein, host Emeka Okereke and guest, Alain Missala, explore the vibrant multicultural landscape of contemporary Berlin. Alain delves into his pivotal work with Black Dads Germany and Zula, shedding light on how these initiatives are reimagining narratives and empowering children from multicultural backgrounds. Through pe...

1 year ago

1 hour 19 minutes

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EP20: How Can Photography Shape Political Discourse in the 21st Century? – with Jane Tormey

Send us a text In this episode, I discuss the book, "Photography and Political Aesthetics" with the author, art critic and professor, Jane Tormey. Our enlightening conversation traverses the landscape where artistry intersects with political fervour, dissecting how photographs can sway social movements and mould public opinion. We navigate the evolution of politically motivated photography, from its historical roots to contemporary schools of thought, probing the depth and breadth of vi...

1 year ago

38 minutes

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EP19: Polyrhythmic Weavings Across Countries, Continents, and Time – with Batila

Send us a text This episode takes you on an auditory pilgrimage with the Berlin-based, musician, Batila, weaving the essence of his Congolese and Angolan heritage into a rich narrative that dances between the notes of his latest album, "Tatamana." As Batila unpacks his life's journey from Germany to the cultural depths of his upbringing, we discover how a childhood migration shaped not only his reality but also the very music that he breathes into existence. Batila's convictions resona...

1 year ago

53 minutes

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EP18: Rooftop Encounters, and "Living Tangier." – with Abdelmajid Hannoum

Send us a text During a three-week residency in Tangier, Morocco, my friend and colleague, anthropologist Mathangi Krishnamurthy, and I, Emeka Okereke, had the privilege of meeting Abdelmajid Hannoum, whose book "Living Tangier" served as a springboard for our research and thought processes during our residency in the city, organized and supported by The Minority Globe. In this episode of Dots of Thoughts, Professor Hannoum shares his intellectual and creative process of translating fieldwork...

2 years ago

58 minutes

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EP17: Confronting Germany's past through colonial relics of the Prussian Palaces – with Carolin Alff

Send us a text This episode was inspired by my participation in the exhibition "Prussian Palaces. Colonial Histories", taking place at the Schloss Charlottenburg Berlin. My guest, Carolin Alff, one of the exhibition's curators, guides us through the thoughts that inform the exhibition's making. We discuss the mystery of two statues, their damaged state, a testament to the inaccessible vignette shrouding Germany's deplorable colonial past. The statue in question was the sub...

2 years ago

1 hour 2 minutes

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EP16: Exploring Existential Complexity: A Dive into 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' with You Kim.

Send us a text If you've ever found yourself lost in the labyrinth of existence or pondering the multiverse and the many layers of our identity, my recent chat with the talented filmmaker and fashion model You Kim is sure to resonate with you. We venture into a reflective analysis of the film, Everything Everywhere All At Once - a cinematic marvel that masterfully addresses the complexities of subjectivity, truth, and the human tendency to deconstruct our world. It's a film that bears a strik...

2 years ago

48 minutes

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EP15: Finding Home in the Body Through Dance and Ballet - with Diana Mora

Send us a text In this episode of Dots of Thoughts, I am in conversation with Diana Mora. She is a ballet dancer. Her inclination to dance started from as early as the age of six, when she first watched Swan Lake. Supported by her mother, she studied and completed ballet dancing at the National Academy in her home country Bolivia. Dance became the incentive for her movement and consequent self-unravelling from then on. Finally, she moved to France to pursue her dreams as a ballet dancer. In t...

3 years ago

49 minutes

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EP14: Being Palestinian, a Life of Permanent Temporality – with Bahaa Abudaya

Send us a text In 2006, I remember photographing, in Paris, the protest against killings that then took place in Isreal and Palestine. In the photo, a father is clutching his little daughter on one hand, while with the other hand, waves a placard that reads “Le meme age que ma fille” (same age as my daughter). I remember feeling deeply struck by this double emphasis aimed at reiterating what should be so obvious: the trail and ensuing threads of human violence – like mitochondria – run and co...

3 years ago

55 minutes

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EP13: To Organise a place as if it was a photograph – with Eric Gyamfi

Send us a text Eric Gyamfi (1990, Ghana) is a visual artist working with and within photography. This podcast conversation was induced by the inclusion of his work in the book, Africa State of Mind: Contemporary Photography Re-imagines A Continent “by Ekow Eshun. Rightfully so, the conversation build’s on Eshun’s central premise of focusing on photographers/works that fall within the 21st-century timeframe. Eric Gyamfi’s work, although beautifully photogenic, accounts for processes outside an...

4 years ago

1 hour 4 minutes

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DoTShorts #2: Inner Voice

Send us a text In the second episode of Dots of Thoughts Shorts, Emeka shares a few thoughts and impulses about what the inner voice means for him. Duration: 9:19 mins. Join the conversation and leave a comment on your preferred listening platform. Support the show Hi, amazing listeners! Emeka Okereke here. I am the founder and host of this show. If you’ve enjoyed the stories, insights, and creativity we bring to this podcast series, I invite you to join my Patreon community at ...

4 years ago

9 minutes

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DoTShorts #1: What Are You Working For?

Send us a text This is the debut episode of the bonus series called Dots of Thoughts Shorts (DoTshorts). Emeka Okereke gives a glimpse of his thoughts regarding the notion of work, and what work has come to signify for him. The episode is backdropped by sonic “artefacts” made up of ambient sound and music. Listen in full at https://nkatapodcast.com Also on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, Deezer, Overcast and more. Support the show Hi, amazing listeners! ...

4 years ago

15 minutes

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EP12: Memory, Performance, Healing and Celebration in the Photographic works of Lebohang Kganye.

Send us a text In the 12th Episode of Dots of Thoughts, Emeka Okereke reflects on the photographic work of Lebohang Kganye. Ke Lefa Laka: Her-story, was realised in 2013. It explores the relationship between Lebohang Kganye and her mother, who passed on three years earlier. She employs the techniques of double exposure and superimposition to “re-enter” the life of her mother and to seek out a space of communality between the living and the dead, between the past and the present wherein ...

4 years ago

47 minutes

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EP11: 21st Century Photographers Re-articulate The Continent – with Ekow Eshun

Send us a text In this episode of Dots of Thoughts Podcast, Emeka Okereke is joined by Ekow Eshun to reflect on the book, “Africa State of Mind” edited by Ekow Eshun and published by Thames & Hudson. The book brings together works from 52 contemporary photographers from Africa. Fundamental to the book is Ekow Eshun’s intention to “explore how contemporary photographers have presented Africanness and Africa as a physiological space as much as a physical space”. The conversation departs ...

4 years ago

53 minutes

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EP10: Time does not pass. We, on the other hand, pass through it - and make forms of it (Part 3) with J. Redza

Send us a text In this episode of "Time Does Not Pass. We, on the other hand, pass through it - and make forms of it", Emeka Okereke (Berlin) is in conversation with J. Redza (Kuala Lumpur). They reflect on the idea of Time in relation to age(ing). This episode can be best described as a "rumination between millennials". Emeka Okereke and J. Redza were born on the same year (1980, Kaduna Nigeria, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) - a coincidence that preceded their encounter in 2006 over the inte...

4 years ago

52 minutes

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EP09: Time does not pass. We, on the other hand, pass through it – and make forms of it (Part 2) with Jude Anogwih

Send us a text "I am looking at Time as an element of art, an element of expression not as a clock or calendar. I am looking at the capacity you have as an individual to define a progression of your existence and your event." In this episode, which continues our reflection on Time, Emeka Okereke is in conversation with Jude Anogwih. It opens with Anogwih's proposition to think of Time as an element, an interactive material for expression and agency. From here on, the conversation takes the f...

4 years ago

53 minutes

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EP08: Time does not pass. We, on the other hand, pass through it – and make forms of it (part 1)

Send us a text We often hear such expressions as "Time passes". "Don't waste time". "Buy time". "Spend time". But, is time quantifiable in the sense we use it? Isn't it a paradox, this inclination to contain what contains us? These are some of the thoughts (and more) foregrounding this reflection on and about time. This podcast is an introduction to a series of conversations aimed at fleshing out thoughts regarding our understanding/reading of time as a non-physical yet uncircumventabl...

4 years ago

13 minutes