For too long, the global creative economy has thrived on stories told about others, not by them. The voices, aesthetics, and imaginaries of African and diasporic creators have often been filtered, appropriated, or repackaged for foreign markets losing their depth, context, and agency in the process.
Today and across the whole continent and its diasporas, artists, curators, producers, and thinkers are reclaiming authorship not just in terms of content, but by reshaping the infrastructures of cultural production themselves. This panel explores the decolonial shifts currently shaking the creative industries and the avenues opening for emerging creators in Africa and the African diaspora.
What is needed for new voices to find their place in the global cultural economy ? How is heritage being reconsidered thanks to the decolonial shifts in creative industries ?
Speakers:
- Louise THURIN, artist, researcher, consultant and author specialising in the visual cultures of Black communities (France)
- Kristina OBAME, director (Gabon)
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WIDE-ANGLE CONFERENCES
The Wide-Angle Conferences provide a forum for reflection on the major contemporary issues affecting the audiovisual and cultural industries. This year’s event features three key discussion topics: sustainability in the audiovisual ecosystem, feminism and decolonialism in video games. Artists, researchers and professionals will be combining their perspectives to work together on fairer, more inclusive and sustainable practices. It’s time for questioning narratives, rethinking structures, and collectively imagining possible futures for the sector.
Capacity: 200
