August 2019 - January 2020
Aláàṣẹ: Messages from the Conjure
Exhibit Summary:
Aláàṣẹ [Ah lah SHEH] is Yoruba (West Afrikan) for one who possesses performative power, primordial force, and the ability to create change. Neither Ŏrisá (deities) nor Ajagun (warriors), the Aláàṣẹ are those who can manifest energy and power with and without their knowledge. The Aláàṣẹ are neither wholly good nor wicked; they are those who make things happen, sometimes without intent, but always with profound effect – they serve and conjure Divine Justice.
Reviews:
https://theseenjournal.org/alaase-messages/
Nailah Sankofa
is a prolific visual-cultural artisan, fashion and furniture designer, published writer/poet, dancer, and choreographer living and working in Austin, Texas.
As an interdisciplinary artist, Nailah’s primary approach to her artwork, design, studies, and activism is rooted in her Yoruba, Akan, Edo, and Kongo cultural traditions as expressions of identity, creative aesthetics, and Diaspora material culture.
