Lesley Lokko: is Africa the laboratory of the future?
, sets out to tackle global issues through her new school in AccraLesley Lokko is a woman of many hats. She is an architect, having practised both in other studios and her own.
Unfortunately, Lokko’s time at City College was blighted by a perfect storm of global events: the pandemic started, the murder of George Floyd prompted widespread protests, and challenges within the school soon reared their head, too. ‘In the US, whenever you have gender, race and labour involved, it’s always against the backdrop of a long history of exploitation,’ she says. The pressures felt insurmountable, which led to her decision to leave after less than a year in the post.
‘AFI is a space for thinking through, provoking and creating the future of practice and pedagogy of, and for, the continent – manifesting and speaking powerfully from our rich, diverse and hybrid places of difference’ - Sumayya Vally, founder of Counterspace and AFI academic advisor AFI won’t initially have a fixed venue, but will be threaded into Accra’s urban fabric, housed in various locations. Lokko hopes to eventually be able to commission a permanent home for it – but that’s far in the future. At the moment, the school is entirely funded by philanthropy. Courses are likely to start in 2024, after the Biennale ends and Lokko has enjoyed a break to recharge.
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