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Africa Reframed
Experiences

Exhibitions | Platforms | Engagement

Africa Reframed Experiences brings contemporary African creativity to global audiences through major exhibitions, focused events, and strategic platforms. Our programs showcase visual storytelling that shapes narratives and fosters meaningful connections, extending our Archive and Academy work to drive engagement across creative innovation, environmental sustainability, and social issues.

The Africa Reframed exhibition at Øksnehallen, Copenhagen, featuring modular OSB structures that divide the 5000m² space, showcasing large-scale artworks and emphasizing the industrial architecture with focused lighting.
A section of the Africa Reframed exhibition featuring framed photographs and vibrant artwork displayed on OSB panels. A blurred figure walks past, adding motion to the otherwise static gallery setting.

Exhibitions

Our exhibitions have scaled from local institutions to major art fairs, including Paris Photo and Europe's largest exhibition of contemporary African photography. We combine curatorial vision with architectural design to create dynamic engagement spaces.

The Africa Reframed exhibition at Øksnehallen Copenhagen demonstrates this approach. Our design created an engaging journey through the historic 5000m² space using modular OSB structures that both divided the vast hall and provided varied presentation surfaces. These architectural elements—combining display walls, plinths, and framing devices—allowed intimate engagement with large-scale works while maintaining visual connections across the exhibition. The lighting design emphasized individual works while revealing the historic industrial architecture above.

A gallery wall at the Africa Reframed exhibition, featuring framed photographs displayed on modular OSB structures under warm, focused lighting.
Visitors viewing portraits and artworks displayed on OSB panels at the Africa Reframed exhibition, emphasizing interactive and modular design elements.
Rows of OSB structures showcasing portraits and framed images in a well-lit industrial space at the Africa Reframed exhibition.

Public programs

We create platforms for multifaceted engagement with contemporary African creativity. Through film screenings, hands-on workshops, and focused discussions, our programs foster deeper understanding and dialogue. Each format offers distinct ways to explore creative practice, from new African cinema and experimental documentaries to participatory craft sessions and expert-led conversations.

A vibrant photograph by Namsa Leuba featuring three individuals in bold, colorful attire and masks, blending traditional African aesthetics with contemporary art. The image was used for the Africa Reframed poster.

Artwork by Namsa Lauba, used for Africa Reframed poster

Artists and insights

We unite creative voices across disciplines, creating connections between visual storytelling, design, film, and fashion. Artists, designers, and cultural practitioners come together in our programs to share perspectives and explore ideas.

Insights, our digital journal, captures these conversations through features and profiles. We look at how artists engage with themes from environmental challenges to social change, creating an evolving record of contemporary creative practice.

Yinka Ilori's design debates consumerism when he transforms vintage furniture to new and colorful life by combining elements from different chairs and adding other objects, textiles and colors.

Fabrice Monteiro's photography intersects environmentalism and African heritage, portraying ecological narratives.

Omar Victor Diop integrates African history with contemporary cultural commentary through his photography.

Lien Botha merges photography and narrative, capturing the essence of transformation and memory.

Dillon Marsh visualizes the environmental impact of mining in South Africa through photographic art.

Namsa Leuba's work juxtaposes, re-works, challenges, and examines African identity through Western eyes.

Discover more artists in our journal Insights

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