What we’ve been up to lately:
making, experimenting, and preparing for Symbiosis. It’s all slowly coming together and we’re excited to share it with you✨
05.06
#artexhibition #artists #artcollective #rootedculture
WORN DIFFERENT
Fashioning Identity: Connecting Heritage
A collaborative fashion project made with 25 young people from two of Manchester’s Supplementary Schools - Chinese school Bowen Education and Cameroonian school, Ensemble.
Over ten workshops, participants creatively researched together with artist Kasha Dressler and Filmmaker/Director Saint Busari, staff from Manchester Art Gallery and Manchester Metropolitan University to explore our relationship with clothing across three sections - ‘Name’, Tradition & Culture’ and ‘Personal Style’.
Watch the full film as part of the WORN exhibition in Gallery 13.
Thanks! @youngmanchester@kashakhazana@studio_blck
#wornthelifewithinclothes #fashionidentity #fashionfilm #fashionresearch #manchestercitygalleries
— Exhibition Announcement —
Symbiosis: The Threshold of the Other
What survives the threshold between bodies, borders, and belief systems?
Symbiosis explores extraction, technology, spirituality, and the architectures of colonial power through painting, installation, sculpture, and film. The exhibition moves through fractured landscapes where spirituality, surveillance, and transformation collide.
✦ Opening Night
5 June | 6pm-10pm
✦ Exhibition Dates
6 June | 12pm-6pm
7 June | 12pm-4pm
📍 The Manchester College
(Old Shena Simon Campus), M1 3HW
✦ Featuring
@rochako.the.artist@rakayaskolor@saintblck_
#artexhibition #manchesterartist #creativeminds
WORN DIFFERENT - [March 2026 - Feb 2028] - @mcrartgallery
What do we hold onto? How do we wear who we are?
In collaboration with young people from Chinese and Cameroonian backgrounds, this film explores the intersection of fashion, memory, and self-expression.
A study on how culture is carried in cloth. 🎞️
A big thank you to the team at Manchester Art Gallery, the young people involved, @kashakhazana the artist facilitator and @twamsen + @abio_dun369 + @oliverh.colour my film crew who all contributed to putting this together 🙏🏾
Make sure to check it out ✨
@saintblck_
Talking about his identity, collaboration and his inspirations behind his art form.
He will be showcasing his arts at URVU and speaking more about his journey!
URVU - art in all forms
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