About







I am an independent curator, researcher, writer and producer based in Berlin - working worldwide. Through Work of Merit, I have established a practice that places the process of creative work at the core of each project.

My independent curatorial work acts as an interlocutor between art and its audiences, using artists and institutions as points of departure for inquiry. Interdisciplinary collaborations are integral to my extended curatorial practice. The focus is process, collaboration and psychology of spaces.

Through curatorial research I explore systems and their interactions through the lens of contamination, examining the movement between archives and public spaces. This approach fosters a dynamic interplay between academic frameworks and artistic practices. The focus is speculation, the interstitial and the para- as methodology.

Writing and producing are fundamental aspects of my practice. These activities encompass commissioned work, artist interviews, concept development, and proposal writing, as well as the production of independent projects and institutional collaborations. The focus is a creating curiosity into existence, deep listening, exchange.

Systems design and development play a pivotal role in interdisciplinary work, particularly in the establishment of the Merit Art Collective - an NPO and international network of creatives dedicated to exchange and collaborative projects. The focus is to establish shared tools to navigate independent practices and institutional systems. 


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Academic



M.A History of Art at the University of the Witwatersrand, 
Johannesburg, (SA). 2017

B.A. Curatorial Work and Arts Management at the 
University of Applied Science Potsdam, (GER). 2014


Platforms


Co-Founder of SALOON Network Joburg 2023-2025 

Co-Founder & Director of
MOMO Outskirts 2022-2025

Founder of the Merit Art Collective 2021-

Member of Continued Conversations 2022-

Member of Oracle Photo - International Photo Curators 2024-






Work (some)



Spirit Capital - performance & extended conversation on architecture, performance & memory. A collaboration with artist Roland Gunst (BELG-DRC), Market Theater (SA), Moussem (BELG), 2024.

Ground to Remember - photographic exhibition at Lagos Photo Festival, with artists Pippa Hetherington (SA), Mario Macilau (MZ) & Nii Obodai (GHAN), Lagos (NRA) 2023.

Soil Conversations - exhibition, programs & publication of South African and German-based artists in Berlin (Galerie im Koernerpark) and Johannesburg (Johannesburg Art Gallery), 2023.

Old Soul Waiting - extended performance & exhibition with performer Slindile Mthembu, artist Mvelo Midoli and singer Koeksister at Soweto Theatre (SA), 2023. 

Courtyard Screening - monthly screening series of independent films and digital art productions in collaboration with film director Thati Pele. Talks and discussions about time based art with artists and filmmakers, Johannesburg 2022-2023. 

Associate Editor - SOMETHING WE AFRICANS GOT / SWAG, a printed journal founded by creative director Anna-Alix Koffi (FR). Working with writers, artists, and creatives in Africa and its Diaspora. 2021 - 2022.

Head of Residency & Art Productions - A4 Arts Foundation, Cape Town. Local and international artists, designing & executing of its residency program, 2018-2021. 

Curatorial Project Assistant - project coordination, media, and finance in the Culture and Development Department of the Goethe-Institut Johannesburg, 2016-2018.

Curatorial Assistant - SAVVY Contemporary for SAVVY.doc (exhibitions & archive) and Colonial Neighbours in Berlin 2014-2015. 

Production Assistant - Ballhaus Naunynstrasse Berlin, on the theatre project that looked at Germany & Turkey regarding their relationship of the migrant worker, 2013/2014.

Research(current)

Nexus of Imagineries - is the central thread of the ongoing series that weaves together art, conversation, and an intimate dining experience. Rooted in the idea of the multi-species, we invite artists and researchers to share their worlds - through close observation and open exchange, with 16/16, Lagos.

Situtated Curatorial - Why do we do what we do? What support, infrastructure, and community are necessary to foster a nurturing environment? How can a residency program serve as a platform for critically engaging with creative work and larger systems?, with Are We Our Work, Johannesburg.

Multiple Choice is an ongoing intervention on the quest to play, getting lost and moving the parts around to create together. Collaging, cutting, layering, pasting and thus recording traces and moments of musing. with Dr. heeten bhagat, hovering India-Germany