Name: What's the 411: STRANDS & STRUCTURES curated by Esmeralda Tan (OPENING)
Start: 2025-02-22T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-02-22T22:00:00+01:00
Location: OSCAM - Open Space Contemporary Art Museum

What's the 411: STRANDS & STRUCTURES curated by Esmeralda Tan (OPENING)

OSCAM - Open Space Contemporary Art Museum

STRANDS & STRUCTURES a groundbreaking photo-documentary exhibition by Multidisciplinary Artist Asia Clarke and Photographer Christian Saint.

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OSCAM x Opening exhibition STRANDS &amp; STRUCTURES curated by Esmeralda Tan The What's the 411 series, curated by Esmeralda Tan, continues! Previously, we had the pleasure of collaborating with Vogue Magazine and photographer Sakir Khader. For the third edition, we’re kicking things off with the talented multidisciplinary hair artist Asia Clarke and creative director/photographer Christian Saint.Join curator Esmeralda Tan in conversation with creative directors Asia Clarke &amp; Christian Saint for the Amsterdam debut opening of their show STRANDS &amp; STRUCTURES.STRANDS &amp; STRUCTURES is more than an event; it's a narrative that transcends borders. We are celebrating Africa's uniqueness with style and substance, as we showcase the beauty and complexity of Accra's evolving story.WHAT’S THE 411 curated by Esmeralda Tan presents: STRANDS &amp; STRUCTURES a groundbreaking photo-documentary exhibition by Multidisciplinary Hair Artist Asia Clarke and Creative Director/Photographer Christian Saint. STRANDS &amp; STRUCTURES delves into the intersection of our hair and bodies within Accra’s Anthropocene. <h3>About the artists</h3>Asia Clarke | Creative Director &amp; Concept Hair ArtistAsia Clarke is a Canadian born Afro-Caribbean multidisciplinary creative with a passion for transforming hair, jewelry, beauty, and styling. She is also a researcher, forecaster, strategist, freelance writer and community builder. She is passionate about unique, futuristic and innovative African diaspora representations in media and art. Her work has been featured in many publications including Vogue NL, GQ Middle East, Citizen Mag, Wall Street Journal and Dazed Magazine.Christian Saint | Creative Director &amp; Multidisciplinary ArtistChristian Saint is a Ghanaian Multidisciplinary Artist, Film Director &amp; Creative Producer who is deeply inspired by African imagery and the robust library of storytelling from the continent. His belief is that as Africans, we are the custodians of our own history. This belief is boldly stated on each project he works on. He worked on projects with Beats by Dre, Atlantic Records UK, Daily Paper, Rema, Roc Nation, Trapstar, EMPIRE, DAZED, Adidas, ON, Skepta, Trapstar London, Sarkodie, etc. In addition, he has had the opportunity of collaborating with forces in media that power and stimulate the creative mind, such as GQ, Complex, Hypebeast Arabia, The FADER and many others.--- <h4>OSCAM x opening tentoonstelling What's the 411: STRANDS &amp; STRUCTURES gecureerd door Esmeralda Tan</h4>De What's the 411-serie, gecureerd door Esmeralda Tan, gaat verder! Eerder hebben we de handen in één mogen slaan met Vogue Magazine en fotograaf Sakir Khader. Nu lanceren we de derde editie met de getalenteerde multidisciplinaire haarkunstenaar Asia Clarke en creative director/fotograaf Christian Saint.Sluit je aan bij curator Esmeralda Tan in gesprek met creative directors Asia Clarke en Christian Saint tijdens de Amsterdamse openingsavond van hun expositie STRANDS &amp; STRUCTURES.STRANDS &amp; STRUCTURES is meer dan een evenement; het is een verhaal dat grenzen overstijgt. We vieren de uniekheid van Afrika met stijl en inhoud, terwijl we de schoonheid en complexiteit van het veranderende verhaal van Accra tentoonstellen.What's the 411 gecureerd door Esmeralda Tan presenteert: Een baanbrekende foto-documentaire expositie van multidisciplinaire haarkunstenaar Asia Clarke en creative director/fotograaf Christian Saint. STRANDS &amp; STRUCTURES onderzoekt de kruising tussen ons haar en onze lichamen binnen het Anthropoceen van Accra.PROGRAM7.00 PM - 7.30 PM Walk in 7.30 PM - 7.35 PM Introduction by head curator Esmeralda Tan 7.35 PM - 7.40 PM Speech by Asia Clarke &amp; Christian Saint 7.40 - 8 PM Opening exhibition What's the 411: STRANDS &amp; STRUCTURES 8.30 PM - 9.30 PM Sounds and bites 10 PM Closing exhibition <h3>Over de artiesten</h3> <h4>Asia Clarke | Creative Director &amp; Concept Hair Artist</h4>Asia Clarke is een Canadees-Afro-Caribische multidisciplinaire creatieveling met een passie voor het transformeren van haar, sieraden, beauty en styling. Daarnaast is ze onderzoeker, trendvoorspeller, strateeg, freelance schrijver en community builder. Ze is gepassioneerd over unieke, futuristische en innovatieve representaties van de Afrikaanse diaspora in media en kunst. Haar werk is verschenen in gerenommeerde publicaties zoals Vogue NL, GQ Middle East, Citizen Mag, Wall Street Journal en Dazed Magazine. <h4>Christian Saint | Creative Director &amp; Multidisciplinary Artist</h4>Christian Saint is een Ghanese multidisciplinaire kunstenaar, filmregisseur en creative producer die diep geïnspireerd is door Afrikaanse beelden en de rijke traditie van verhalen vertellen van het continent. Zijn overtuiging is dat Afrikanen de hoeders zijn van hun eigen geschiedenis, en dit statement weerspiegelt hij in elk project waaraan hij werkt. Hij heeft samengewerkt met merken zoals Beats by Dre, Atlantic Records UK, Daily Paper, Rema, Roc Nation, Trapstar, EMPIRE, DAZED, Adidas, ON, Skepta, Trapstar London en Sarkodie. Bovendien heeft hij samengewerkt met invloedrijke mediaplatforms die creatieve geesten inspireren, zoals GQ, Complex, Hypebeast Arabia, The FADER en vele anderen.OSCAM x opening tentoonstelling What's the 411: STRANDS &amp; STRUCTURES curated by Esmeralda Tan | zaterdag februari 22, 2025 | 19.00u - 22.00u @ OSCAM

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