Recorded live from the panel discussion at our event Common Threads in October 2019. 

This lively discussion talks to six women who work in the textiles and fashion industry, with a focus on looking at the links between African and Caribbean textiles and designs. Insightful, humorous and nostalgic at points, the discussion explores cross cultural collaborations, The Swahili khanga, social status, the history of Madras fabrics in the Caribbean and rediscovering traditional African fabrics which are disappearing. 

Panellists include;

Martine Henry, Milliner and Daniella Osemadewa, Gele headwrap stylist.
Fiona Compton, Know your Caribbean
Arieta Mujay, fashion consultant
Kaia Charles, NOW Gallery Curator and Cultural Manager
Christine Mhando, lecturer and fashion designer
Teleica Kirland CIAD

NOW Gallery Curator Kaia Charles talk to photographer Nadia Huggins about her work Circa No Future, a collection of filmic and photographic works captured on the island of St Vincent and the Grenadines.

Huggins captures intimate scenes of a group of adolescent males, documenting a choreography of bodies underwater.  The work traverses an irradiated border between deep submergence and spectral surfaces. Framed by dramatic coastal landscapes, the work reveals both a youthful camaraderie and spirit whilst exposing an undercurrent of vulnerability in her subjects.

This is Huggins' first solo show in the UK and the fourth iteration of NOW Gallery's annual Human Stories commission.