The Ejaradini Garden Talks by the South African artist collaborative MADEYOULOOK, continue their exploration of the substantial connections and significant differences between engagements on Black life, land and plant life in Britain and in South Africa. Through a series of casual talks in the gardens of Nottingham growers, guest speakers at the invitation of MADEYOULOOK, enter into conversation on the powerful implications of gardening for Black and Brown communities, despite the difficult inheritance of gardening in Black urban life. The talks and the larger Ejaradini project seek to think through how gardening can operate as a strategy to consider place-making, Black interiority, belonging and sanctuary.

Image circa 1960 © Museum Africa Photographic Archive

Join us from 2pm at Lisa Henry’s garden on Saturday 11 September and Charles Nembhard’s allotment on Sunday 12 September. On Sunday, to finish, we will celebrate with a South African ‘Chillas'—a social hang out with food and drinks, with reggae music by Charles aka Selector Bronson!

We kindly ask that you bring chairs, blankets, or cushions to sit on. In addition to Primary providing food and drink, we would kindly ask you to contribute by bringing your own.

Please note, these events will be photo documented.

There are limited places, so please book here

We anticipate both sessions being a couple of hours in length but there is no formal end time to this event, it is a flexible social event that will conclude when the group feels that the talks have come to an end.

The addresses for both days will be made available upon booking.

If you have any access requirements, please contact jade@weareprimary.org.

These events are part of Here, There & Everywhere, a collaborative programme led by New Art Exchange with Delfina Foundation, Eastside Projects, QUAD/FORMAT, Primary, MAC and The Tetley, and funded by Ambition for Excellence (Arts Council England).