The Spirtual Mechanics of Within | Essay-Lesung und Gespräch mit Bunmi Agusto und Dr. Stephanie Boye | Mit Performance vom Tanzkollektiv Asambeni

In the organizer's words:

Bunmi Agusto is a world creator and visual artist who specializes in fantasy and magical stories. Born in Lagos in 1999, her work weaves symbolic systems from ancient and contemporary fantasy to create her own cosmogony. Alongside her vivid, otherworldly paintings, she writes critical essays on the themes she explores in her artistic practice.

On the occasion of her current exhibition The Cave at Galerie für Gegenwartskunst, E-WERK, Agusto will read from one of her essays. In conversation with Stephanie Boye and the audience, she will discuss various topics. The relationship between image and text, the meaning of jujuism and various genres within black and African literatures will be addressed.

Bunmi Agusto was born in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1999. She lives and works in London. Agusto holds an MFA from the Ruskin School of Art, an MA in Art History and Archaeology from SOAS University and a BA in Fine Art from Central Saint Martins.

Dr. Stephanie Boye is a literary scholar and ethnologist with a focus on Francophone texts related to Senegal.

Asambeni is a self-organized dance collective from Freiburg. They create spaces for Afro-Caribbean dance in which self-confidence and Black Joy are strengthened through movement and community.

Further information about the exhibition can be found here.

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Bunmi Agusto | Essay Reading and conversation with Dr. Stephanie Boye
Dance performance by Asambeni, Black Dance Collective, Freiburg

Tuesday June 24, 2025 | 7 pm | Kammertheater / Gallery I

Event in English, ca. until 8:30 p.m.

Bunmi Agusto is a world-builder and visual artist specializing in fantasy and magical storytelling. Born in Lagos in 1999, the artist interweaves symbolic systems across ancient and contemporary fantasy in her work to create her own cosmogony. Alongside her vivid, otherworldly images, she writes critical essays on the ideas that she explores in her artistic practice.

On the occasion of her current exhibition, The Cave at the Gallery for Contemporary Art, E-WERK, Agusto will read from one of her essays. In conversation with Stephanie Boye and the audience, she will discuss various topics. These include the relationship between image and text, the significance of Jujuism besides various genres within Black and African literature.

Bunmi Agusto was born in Lagos, Nigeria in 1999 and lives and works in London. Agusto holds an MFA from the Ruskin School of Art, an MA in History of Art & Archaeology from SOAS University and a BA in Fine Art from Central Saint Martins

Dr Stephanie Boye is a literary scholar and ethnologist with a focus on Francophone texts with a Senegalese connection.

Asambeni is a self-organized dance collective from Freiburg. They create spaces for Afro-Caribbean dance where self-confidence and Black joy are strengthened through movement and community.

Find more information on the exhibition here.