Nyabinghi Lab

Conductive practices & radical shifts in de-centering urban practices at the intersections of art, culture, law, education and activism.

Supporting justice for BiPOC working rights in arts & culture and mental health. We appreciate you recognising us as an organisation that is advocating for diversity, safety and inclusion within the industry.

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09/01/2024

Dear Binghis,

As a finale to our exhibition, we're thrilled to present two interactive workshops:

🌿 "Bodylandscapes" with Kuem-Song: A poetic exploration of our bodies, blending methods from Sexological Bodywork. Join us for a short intro by the artist from 11 am - 1 pm.

🎨 Kids Workshop (ages 5-9) with Ariel Orah (of Soydivison): "SUARANAK" at 3 pm.

End the day with an exclusive bilingual tour (English and German in parallel) at 6 pm.

Limited spots are available for all three events.

Please RSVP at [email protected] with your name and chosen event(s).

Meet our Facilitators:

⭐️ Kuem (they/he), trans*masc PoC, is a trained Sexological Bodyworker and Cranio-Sakral therapist who accompanies clients discovering their body and sensuality in one on one sessions as well as body centered workshops. Paramount for Kuem are curiosity, openness and commitment to the process. He is especially interested in trans*/q***r /BIPoC communities. Kuem wants to initiate playful encounters with oneself.

"Once you start approaching your body with curiosity rather than with fear, everything
shifts." - Bessel van der Kolk

⭐️ Ariel William Orah is a Berlin-based Indonesian artist, community catalysator, and cultural practitioner. He was born in Bandung, Indonesia, and has been living and working in Berlin, Germany, since 2012. His main practices focus on diasporic socially engaged art creation, and his research interests include social and climate injustice, as well as the trilogy of identity, memory, and scarcity. Orah’s artistic practice stems from his unique educational background in economics, sustainability, and empathy experience design, complemented by his personal journey as an Indonesian diaspora living in Germany.

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09/01/2024

Dear Binghis,

You're cordially invited to our second exclusive guided tour (EN) of the 'The Roots of Our Hands, Deep as Revolt: Entangled Colonialities of the Green' contemporary art exhibition on Saturday, January 13th, 2024, at at 2 pm.

After the tour, immerse yourself in an engaging artist talk with Ama Josephine Budge, discussing her work 'DeComPosure' in conversation with Aouefa Amoussouvi.

The day continues with a captivating sonic intervention performance by Luiza Pardo and her collaborators.

Meet the Artists:

🌟 Ama Josephine Budge is a British-Ghanaian artist, speculative writer, scholar and pleasure activist whose praxis navigates q***r explorations of race, art, ecology and feminism. Her installation, written and video art works have been commissioned, exhibited and published internationally. Ama is an Associate Lecturer in Culture, Criticism & Curation at Central Saint Martins UAL, and is currently working on her first novella Dawn in Arborellum, which was shortlisted for the 2023 Future Worlds Prize, and completing her PhD on Intimate Ecologies: Q***r Speculations on Pleasure, Blackness and Decolonial Aesthetics at Birkbeck University of London.

🌟 Luiza Prado De O. Martins is an artist, activist, and researcher. Her work moves between installation and food, using performance and ritual as a way of invitation and activation for audiences. Her practice explores relations and knowledge between food, infrastructures and technology, and questions what structures and process are needed for collective concerns of care. She holds a PhD from the University of the Arts Berlin, and an MA from the University of the Arts Bremen.

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09/01/2024

Dear Binghis,

Join us for a special guided tour (EN) of the 'The Roots of Our Hands, Deep as Revolt: Entangled Colonialities of the Green' contemporary art exhibition on Thursday, January 11th, 2024, at

Due to the postponement last month, we're thrilled to offer this exclusive opportunity once again.

Limited spaces are available.

Please RSVP at [email protected]

We are looking forward to welcoming you.

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20/12/2023

Dear Binghis,

Please join us for exclusive guided tours (EN) of the 'The Roots of Our Hands, Deep as Revolt: Entangled Colonialities of the Green' contemporary art exhibition on December 21st at 6pm and December 28th at 4pm.

Limited spaces are available, RSVP at [email protected].

We are looking forward to welcoming you.

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25/11/2023

DISCOURSE AND PERFORMANCE PROGRAM AT HAU HEBBEL AM UFER (24.11.-26.11.2023)

Dear Binghis,

We are happy to present to you the program of the third day of our project "The Roots of Our Hands, Deep as Revolt", a discourse and performance program at HAU Hebbel am Ufer ( ) on November 26th 2023.

“The Resiliency Garden is a reimagining of space and an example of what can happen when Black people take control of space and regenerate it as a catalyst for freedom, healing, and liberation. The space lives at the intersection of food, climate, and racial justice and is an homage to a future that serves us all, not just a select few.” – Duron Chavis (urban farmer, educator, change maker)

Day 3 of the programme highlights Black ecological imaginaries and the pivotal role of Black communities in different parts of the world in the fight for radical ecological justice. The invited guests will explore the intersection of racial and environmental justice, the significance of agriculture in decolonial struggles, and the power of new environmental imaginaries.

16:00-18:00
Workshop “Food of the Gods: Cosmology, History and Biology of Cacao” mit Aouefa Amoussouvi ( )

19:00-20:45
Panel with J.T. Roane ( .t.roane ), Duron Chavis ( ) and Ama Josephine Budge ( ), moderation: Anguezomo Mba Bikoro ( )

21:00-22:00
“Q***rdom” – Performance by House of Brownies ( )

22:00, CAN Bar
After party with DJ set by Nissa (SLIC Unit . )

Tickets can be bought on the HAU website. Detailed program in link in the bio!

We are looking forward to welcoming you.

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23/11/2023

DISCOURSE AND PERFORMANCE PROGRAM AT HAU HEBBEL AM UFER (25.11.2023)

Dear Binghis,

We are happy to present to you the program of the second day of our project "The Roots of Our Hands, Deep as Revolt", a discourse and performance program at HAU Hebbel am Ufer ( ) on November 25th 2023.

“In order to think through a cartography of Black ecologies, it is necessary to remember that the relationship between Black subjectivity and the more-than-human remains contested. It is fraught with histories of colonial violence, with increasingly harsh climates, and with the haunting of dispossessed lands, lives, and lifeways; the rituals through which we lived, loved, killed, ate, decomposed, and dreamed together.” – Ama Josephine Budge (speculative writer, artist, curator and pleasure activist)

The second day of the programme, titled “What the Land Remembers: Racism and Environmental Injustice”, explores the imperial durabilities of the human-nature relationship, particularly regarding land. The panel and performances explore how colonialism and racism continue to shape nature conservation, toxic landscapes and climate change to this day.

15:30-18:00
“After The Company” – film programme by Lisabona Rahman and Ragil Huda

19:00-20:45
Panel with Zina Saro-Wiwa, Peter Emorinken-Donatus and Imeh Ituen, moderation: Aouefa Amoussouvi

21:00-22:00
Performance by Ladji Kone “Going Green – Upside Down” (“Allant vert a l´envers”)

Tickets can be bought on the HAU website. Detailed program in link in the bio!

We are looking forward to welcoming you.

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20/11/2023

DISCOURSE AND PERFORMANCE PROGRAM AT HAU HEBBEL AM UFER (24.11.-26.11.2023)

Dear Binghis,

We are happy to invite you to the next chapter of our project "The Roots of Our Hands, Deep as Revolt", a discourse and performance program at HAU Hebbel am Ufer form November 24th to 26th. The program features:

Zina Sara-Wiwa
Duron Chavis
Imeh Ituen
Morcedai Ogada
Amora Bosco
Lisbon Rahman
Ladji One
Kwesi Aikins
House of Brownies
Ama Josephine Budge
J.T. Roane
Mandy aka Bad Puppy
Zara Zandieh and
Nissa (Slic Unit).

Tickets can be bought on the HAU website. Detailed program in link in the bio!

We are looking forward to welcoming you.

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14/11/2023

AUSSTELLUNGSERÖFFNUNG / EXHIBITION OPENING

Liebe Binghis,

heute dürfen wir euch die Künstler*innen der Ausstellung "The Roots Of Our Hands Deep As Revolt: Entangled Colonialities of the Green" vorstellen.

Die Ausstellung findet vom 18.11.2023 - 14.01.2024 im Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien statt. Die Vernissage ist am 17.11.2024 ab 17:00 Uhr. Um 19:00 Uhr präsentieren wir eine Performance von Mandhla ( ).

Künstler*innen/Artists:
Amora Bosco ( .bosco_poet ), Imani Jacqueline Brown ( ), Ama Josephine Budge ( ), Anne Duk Hee Jordan ( ), Ladji Kone ( ), Moses März ( ), Vitjitua Ndjiharine ( ), Luiza Prado ( ), sōydivision ( .berlin ), Zina Zaro-Wiwa ( ) u.a.

Kuratiert von/Curated by
Anguezomo Mba Bikoro, Aouefa Amoussouvi, Saskia Köbschall

Kuratorische Assistenz /Curatorial Assistence:
Ragil Huda ( .homo )

Die kolonialen Verstrickungen der Lebensreform in Deutschland werden bis heute übersehen. Viele ihrer Ableger wie ökologischer Landbau, Veganismus, Yoga, Körperkult, Fitness und Nachhaltigkeit wirken wie moderne Trends, wurden aber bereits Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts in Deutschland praktiziert. Lebensreformer*innen postulierten eine „Rückkehr zur Natur“ als futuristisches und avantgardistisches Unterfangen, das (weiße) Körper von den „Zwängen der Zivilisation“ befreien würde. Die gleiche Verbindung zur Natur wurde jedoch oft als Rechtfertigung für die Beherrschung und Ausbeutung der kolonisierten Menschen und ihres Landes benutzt. Die Ausstellung geht der Frage nach, wie diese Diskrepanz die Körperpolitik und den Umweltdiskurs bis heute geprägt hat.

Die Ausstellung lädt Künstler*innen außerdem dazu ein, sich die Beziehungen zwischen Mensch und Natur jenseits der Binarität vorzustellen: Wie können dekoloniale und q***re Ökologien zu Orten der Möglichkeiten für alternative Vorstellungen von Natur, Nachhaltigkeit, Gegenseitigkeit, Schwarzsein, (Nicht-)Menschlichkeit und ökologischer Verantwortung werden?

www.kunstraumkreuzberg.de

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10/11/2023

Liebe Binghis,

wir freuen uns, das zweite Kapitel unseres Projekts "The Roots Of Our Hands Deep As Revolt: Entangled Colonialities of the Green", vom 18.11.2023 - 14.01.2024 im Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien präsentieren zu dürfen.

Die Vernissage findet am 17.11.2024 ab 17:0 Uhr statt. Um 19:00 Uhr präsentieren wir eine Performance von Mandhla ( ).

“Umweltschutz, Nachhaltigkeit und andere grüne Praktiken haben in der Vergangenheit nicht-weiße und nicht-westliche Stimmen und Realitäten an den Rand gedrängt. Die Ausstellung untersucht, wie die kolonialen Wurzeln der deutschen Lebensreformbewegung ein weißer Fleck geblieben sind, obwohl sie Umweltdiskurse und Körperpolitik bis heute tiefgreifend prägen. Die Interventionen der Künstler*innen stellen das Narrativ der Binarität Mensch/Natur in Frage und verbinden Umweltdiskurse mit Antisklaverei und antikolonialen Kämpfen."

Die kolonialen Verstrickungen der Lebensreform in Deutschland werden bis heute übersehen. Viele ihrer Ableger wie ökologischer Landbau, Veganismus, Yoga, Körperkult, Fitness und Nachhaltigkeit wirken wie moderne Trends, wurden aber bereits Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts in Deutschland praktiziert. Lebensreformer*innen postulierten eine „Rückkehr zur Natur“ als futuristisches und avantgardistisches Unterfangen, das (weiße) Körper von den „Zwängen der Zivilisation“ befreien würde. Die gleiche Verbindung zur Natur wurde jedoch oft als Rechtfertigung für die Beherrschung und Ausbeutung der kolonisierten Menschen und ihres Landes benutzt. Die Ausstellung geht der Frage nach, wie diese Diskrepanz die Körperpolitik und den Umweltdiskurs bis heute geprägt hat.

Die Ausstellung lädt Künstler*innen außerdem dazu ein, sich die Beziehungen zwischen Mensch und Natur jenseits der Binarität vorzustellen: Wie können dekoloniale und q***re Ökologien zu Orten der Möglichkeiten für alternative Vorstellungen von Natur, Nachhaltigkeit, Gegenseitigkeit, Schwarzsein, (Nicht-)Menschlichkeit und ökologischer Verantwortung werden?

Mehr Informationen zum Begleitprogramm im Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien: www.kunstraumkreuzberg.de

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