OSCAM x opening exhibition What’s the 411: STRANDS & STRUCTURES curated by Esmeralda Tan
OSCAM x Opening exhibition STRANDS & STRUCTURES curated by Esmeralda Tan
WHAT’S THE 411 curated by Esmeralda Tan presents: STRANDS & STRUCTURES a groundbreaking photo-documentary exhibition by Multidisciplinary Hair Artist Asia Clarke and Creative Director/Photographer Christian Saint. STRANDS & STRUCTURES delves into the intersection of our hair and bodies within Accra’s Anthropocene.
Asia Clarke | Creative Director & Concept Hair Artist
Asia 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 & Multidisciplinary Artist
Christian Saint is a Ghanaian Multidisciplinary Artist, Film Director & 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.
OSCAM x opening exhibition What’s the 411: STRANDS & STRUCTURES curated by Esmeralda Tan | Saturday February 22, 2025 | 7 PM – 10 PM @ OSCAM
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OSCAM x opening tentoonstelling What’s the 411: STRANDS & STRUCTURES gecureerd door Esmeralda Tan
STRANDS & STRUCTURES
Een baanbrekende foto-documentaire expositie van multidisciplinaire haarkunstenaar Asia Clarke en creative director/fotograaf Christian Saint. STRANDS & STRUCTURES onderzoekt de kruising tussen ons haar en onze lichamen binnen het Anthropoceen van Accra.
Asia Clarke | Creative Director & Concept Hair Artist
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.
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Christian Saint | Creative Director & Multidisciplinary Artist
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 exhibition What’s the 411: STRANDS & STRUCTURES curated by Esmeralda Tan | zaterdag februari 22, 2025 | 19.00u – 22.00u @ OSCAM