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University of Applied Arts Vienna

The University of Applied Arts Vienna (Austria) and the Nubuke Foundation (Ghana) have for years been working together in a spirit of fruitful partnership. This cooperative relationship is based on shared appreciation of diverse cultures, active interest in various traditions and forms of practice, active interest in storing knowledge, in perspectives and visions, as well as the joy we have in learning together – from each other and with each other – with a view to contributing constructively and collaboratively to solutions of current and future problems. (Excerpt from the Memorandum of Understanding between the Nubuke Foundation and the University of Applied Arts Vienna, 2019.)

In February 2018, a first workshop was held at our Centre for Textiles and Clay under the direction of Ladji Barry, a dyer and artist from Mali. The aim of this first workshop was to establish an initial basis for an “active archive” of the region’s material culture.

The workshop focusing on the dyeing potentials of plants of the Savannah and on mud dyeing techniques began this examination of regional conditions and resources for textile production.

Colours of the Ghanaian Savannah PDF

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