NO SHOES ON MY CARPET
A Celebration of Black Living Room Culture
NO SHOES ON MY CARPET
A CELEBRATION OF BLACK LIVING ROOM CULTURE.
15TH AUGUST 2020
Press Release: For Immediate Release
Kanaiza Curates “No Shoes On My Carpet” A celebration of black living room narratives & culture. Inspired by the cross-cultural etiquette of taking off your shoes before entering someone’s home. “No Shoes On My Carpet” is an intimate and nostalgic art experience featuring 20 artists, 8 short films and 14 visual stories. Born out of real narratives and home truths; artists transport us in to their childhood homes through art and storytelling.
Contributors to the art experience come from a wide range of backgrounds and localities, some of whom will be exhibiting to UK and global audiences for the first time. Featured Artists include : Nigerian Animator Tayo Kalejaiye ; Kenyan Filmmaker & Photographer Rogers Ouma ; Atlanta based filmmaker & photographer Braylen Dion ; Ugandan London based Music Producer Mizzy Mauri; Brazilian Multi-Creative Journalist & Photographer Fabio Setti ; Idaho based Congolese Filmmaker Gracieux Baraka ; Sweden based Somali Photographer & Poet Ikram Albukadir ; Nigerian American Scriptwriter & Director Chukwunonso Dureke and more.
“No Shoes On My Carpet” transports audiences in to living rooms across the world to celebrate nostalgia, family and home. These perspectives into simpler times contrast the current surreal climate surrounding the pandemic. Audiences will be able to take a break from the chaos and enjoy the experience from the comfort of their own living rooms and homes.
Notes to Editors
KANAIZA
Merging the worlds of art, culture, community and storytelling, Kanaiza is a black owned independent digital gallery and art storytelling agency. It is home to a global community of 50,000+ multi-disciplinary artists and art lovers alike, facilitating authentic culture led narratives and art experiences.
The Kanaiza Art Storytelling agency works with creative talent and real communities to carve a new path within the art industry for diverse artists, creative visionaries and muses.
Vanessa Kanaiza Onalo
Raised in Nairobi and now also an East London native, the former advertising creative director now curates art for her self-funded digital gallery and art storytelling agency, Kanaiza.
Drawing from her experiences as a member of two very distinct worlds with their own set of rules and subcultures, Vanessa has the unique ability to see the world through an alternative lens; akin to speaking a third language understood between local and international diaspora communities.
Vanessa pushes for inclusive ideas and global approaches that champion underrepresented narratives and art production talent.
For more information, interviews, film trailers and images, contact:: info@kanaiza.co.uk
“ Growing up in both the rural area and urban centre, something common in our society was the living room setting. You couldn’t just step into the living room with your flip flops.”
- Rogers Ouma