Join us for the preview of Connected at the root by Zethu Maseko in our garden on the Ilkeston Road facade.

Through the Landedness programme Zethu has developed a large-scale quilted banner created from natural dyes in response to conversations and specific place-based experiences of Black people and people of colour. Workshop participants were Roo Dhissou, Raisa Mcclarey Francis, Mbonisi Mkhombe, Tala Nengola, Pardeep Nijjar, Vera Okodugha, Janhavi Sharma and Sofia Yala.

This is an opportunity to see the original quilted banner, alongside a series of banners that will remain in situ through to January 2023. We'll also have copies of the newly printed Landedness zine to read, a curated playlist by Zethu, and Hibiscus Hot Toddies to sample.

Landedness is supported by the British Council Cultural Exchange programme, which assists cultural organisations, festivals, artists, and creatives between the countries of SSA and the UK to create art, build networks, collaborate and develop markets and share artists’ work with audiences.

Connected at the root, Zethu Maseko, Primary (2022). Photo by Adam Grainger.

This garden was created as part of Ejaradini, a series of projects on black gardening practices by South African art collaborative MADEYOULOOK.