AFIELD Fellowship

AFIELD Fellowship Apart from providing fellowships, awarded annually and collectively selected by the network.

AFIELD is an international network of cultural changemakers grown from fellowships given to artists and cultural practitioners who have initiated social projects catalyzing change and empowering their communities in long-term and tangible ways. AFIELD also provides other resources in the form of discussions, mutual aid, incubation and community building, to help fellows deepen and strengthen their

work in their particular contexts. Through its active network, AFIELD facilitates mutual support and collaboration across the globe. In the long run, it enables discourse, theory and the development of infrastructures for socially-engaged practice, through an expanding set of examples of practice “in action.”

AFIELD amplifies creative voices and solutions, with the aim to bring arts and culture to the foreground of social experimentation and international philanthropic thinking. Past fellows include Lia Rodrigues and Zanele Muholi (2014), Alejandra Ballon Gutiérrez, Hussein Alazaat and Ali Almasri (2015), Fernando García-Dory and Yassin al-Haj Saleh (2016), Samuel Riera, Zeyno Penkülü and Massimiliano Mollona (2017), Filipa César and Sana N’Hada, Ana Vargas, Marine Mandrila and Louis Martin, Yabebal Fantaye (2018), Jamela Alindogan, Imani Jacqueline Brown, Yazan Khalili (2019), Renata Carvalho, Shawon Akand, and Rojava Film Commune (2020).

🌱 Meet 2026 TJA Fellow Mihaela Drăgan (.kali).Mihaela Drăgan is a Bucharest-based q***r Roma artist, director, and playw...
30/07/2026

🌱 Meet 2026 TJA Fellow Mihaela Drăgan (.kali).

Mihaela Drăgan is a Bucharest-based q***r Roma artist, director, and playwright working to reclaim narrative authority for marginalized bodies. In 2014, she co-founded 𝘎𝘪𝘶𝘷𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺, Romania's first independent Roma feminist theater company, where she collaborates with, performs, and mentors an emerging generation of Roma artists.

Using joyful performance, dramaturgy, and filmmaking, including Drăgan’s upcoming collaborative documentary 𝘐 𝘖𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘒𝘢𝘭𝘪 (currently in production), 𝘎𝘪𝘶𝘷𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘯 confronts centuries of systemic racism, violence, and anti-Roma bias.

By shifting public focus away from victimhood toward collective memory and intergenerational resistance in the Roma community, 𝘎𝘪𝘶𝘷𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘯 pursues a future in which past violations are not repeated.

🔗 Learn more about Mihaela and 𝘎𝘪𝘶𝘷𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘯 on ↗afield.org/person/mihaela-dragan

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𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘑𝘈 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘣𝘺 𝘈𝘍𝘐𝘌𝘓𝘋, 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘥. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰-𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯.

📷 1. Mihaela Drăgan, 𝘐 𝘖𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘒𝘢𝘭𝘪, film still. Filmed by: Andreea Campeanu. 2. Mihaela Drăgan. Photo: Amalia Draniceanu. 3. Mihaela Drăgan, 𝘜𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴: 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘴, 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘙𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴, Stiftung Kai Dikhas & Kunstraum Dikhas Dur, 2024. Photo: Jana Kießer. All images courtesy of the artist.

🌱 Meet 2026 TJA Fellow François Makanga (.makanga)François Makanga is a Brussels-based artist, activist, and decolonial ...
27/07/2026

🌱 Meet 2026 TJA Fellow François Makanga (.makanga)

François Makanga is a Brussels-based artist, activist, and decolonial mediator specializing in the critical reinterpretation of colonial narratives. Since 2017, he has pioneered theatrical decolonial tours across major institutions, including the Africa Museum, Bozar, Kanal Centre Pompidou, and CIVA, linking historical memory directly to anti-racist advocacy.

He is the founder of 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘚𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, an initiative that confronts the systemic institutional denial leaving Congolese resistance and the histories of colonized women invisible within Belgium's civic imagination.

Using performance, storytelling, and sharp irony, his guided urban walks and temporary museum labels (𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘴 é𝘱𝘩é𝘮è𝘳𝘦𝘴) subvert Eurocentric histories by injecting missing African commentary.

At a time when international bodies including the UN and the African Union are calling for legal frameworks to address the enduring harms of colonialism, Makanga’s practice provides an urgent artistic counterpart, elevating local memory work into a broader demand for historical and political accountability, and ensuring ongoing injustices are remembered and actively addressed at the grassroots.

🔗 Learn more about François’ work on ↗afield.org/person/francois-makanga

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𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘑𝘈 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘣𝘺 𝘈𝘍𝘐𝘌𝘓𝘋, 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘥. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰-𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯.

📷 1 & 3. 2025 AFIELD Forum: Transitional Justice by Artists, 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘴, led by François Makanga with Ced’art Tamasala (CATPC). Photo: Veerle Vercauteren. 2. Francois Makanga. Photo: Philippe Braquenier. Courtesy of the artist.

🌱 Meet 2026 TJA Fellow Aida Šehović.Aida Šehović is a Sarajevo-based visual artist using socially engaged art as a mecha...
23/07/2026

🌱 Meet 2026 TJA Fellow Aida Šehović.

Aida Šehović is a Sarajevo-based visual artist using socially engaged art as a mechanism for collective healing, public mourning, and resistance against the normalization of genocide. Forced to flee her hometown as a teenager during the Bosnian War, her lived experience deeply informs her practice and commitment to public memory.

She is the founding director of the Š𝘛𝘖 𝘛𝘌 𝘕𝘌𝘔𝘈 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 (.Monument), a participatory memorial responding to the denial of the 1995 Srebrenica Genocide, in which more than 8,372 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were systematically killed, and to the wider failure of post-conflict societies to sustain accountability.

Built alongside survivor associations, civil society networks, and diaspora communities, the foundation has created a nomadic monument using the 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘥ž𝘢𝘯 (a traditional Bosnian coffee cup) to symbolize absence. From 2006 to 2020, the project traveled across 15 cities, accumulating 8,372 donated cups before its final gathering at the Srebrenica Memorial Center.

Today, the foundation continues this truth-telling practice through documentary film, an interactive archive (𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘦), and educational workshops (𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘓𝘈𝘉).

🔗 Learn more about Aida’s work and the Š𝘛𝘖 𝘛𝘌 𝘕𝘌𝘔𝘈 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 on ↗afield.org/person/aida-sehovic/

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𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘑𝘈 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘣𝘺 𝘈𝘍𝘐𝘌𝘓𝘋, 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘥. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰-𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯.

📷 1. The Mothers of Srebrenica donate a fildžan (cup) for every person killed in the genocide, forming the Š𝘛𝘖 𝘛𝘌 𝘕𝘌𝘔𝘈 monument. Photo: Bekir Halilović. 2. Aida Šehović. Photo: Armin Durgut. 3. Š𝘛𝘖 𝘛𝘌 𝘕𝘌𝘔𝘈 monument in Srebrenica on 11 July 2020. Photo: Paul Lowe. All images courtesy of the artist.

𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬!Selected from 364 applications across 34 countries, 6 practitio...
20/07/2026

𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬!

Selected from 364 applications across 34 countries, 6 practitioners are recognized for their long-term work addressing legacies of injustice and violence.

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐂𝐎𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐓
🌱 Aida Šehović (Bosnia & Herzegovina) — Š𝘛𝘖 𝘛𝘌 𝘕𝘌𝘔𝘈 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯
🌱 François Makanga (Belgium) — 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘚𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦
🌱 Mihaela Drăgan (Romania) — 𝘎𝘪𝘶𝘷𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕 𝐂𝐎𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐓
🌱 Astrig Agopian (Armenia) — 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘕𝘰 𝘛𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸
🌱 Luz María Sánchez (Norway/Mexico) — 𝘝𝘪𝘴.[𝘶𝘯]𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦
🌱 Yevheniia Moliar (Ukraine) — 𝘋𝘌 𝘕𝘌 𝘋𝘌

Each fellow will receive a €10,000 grant and participate in a program including peer-to-peer research, a published feature in Arts of the Working Class, and a 7-day physical residency hosted by Framer Framed in Amsterdam.

🔗 Visit afield.org/announcing-tja-fellows to read their full profiles, and stay tuned over the next two weeks as we take a closer look at the 2026 cohort and their initiatives.

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𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘑𝘈 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘣𝘺 𝘈𝘍𝘐𝘌𝘓𝘋, 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘥. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰-𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯.

📷 Aida Šehović. Photo: Armin Durgut; Francois Makanga. Photo: Philippe Braquenier; Mihaela Drăgan. Photo: Amalia Draniceanu; Astrig Agopian; Photo: Anthony Ravera / FMM; Luz María Sánchez; Yevheniia Moliar. All images courtesy of the artists.

What does it mean for a line to have "agency"?To the Indigenous Shipibo-Konibo people of the Amazon, kené (traditional d...
10/07/2026

What does it mean for a line to have "agency"?

To the Indigenous Shipibo-Konibo people of the Amazon, kené (traditional designs painted on ceremonial pottery, body and textiles) map the cosmos. These lines are believed to possess a sacred potency known as soí: a beauty so pure and precise, that the artwork takes on a life of its own.

Peruvian SÖI Collective have just released a new book documenting their collaborative kené production from 2015 to 2017. Co-founded by Wilma Maynas, Silvia Ricopa, Olinda Silvano, and Alejandra Ballón, the collective pioneered Shipibo-Konibo muralism by creating the first four kené murals in Lima, alongside 60 works on paper that now constitute the permanent SÖI Kené Collection.

🔗 Read the full publication via the link in the comments below!
🖊️ Original paintings by collective member .silvano are on view at Museo de Arte de Lima until 20 September 2026.
→ Learn more about 2015 AFIELD Fellow Alejandra Ballón Gutiérrez and her initiative at ↗afield.org/person/alejandra-ballon

IMAGES: The SÖI Collective at work, as featured in the new book. Courtesy of Alejandra Ballón Gutiérrez. SLIDE 3: Painting by Silvia Ricopa.

BIG NEWS 🤝 We are very happy to announce a new two-year partnership between AFIELD & Storefront for Art and Architecture...
22/06/2026

BIG NEWS 🤝

We are very happy to announce a new two-year partnership between AFIELD & Storefront for Art and Architecture, recognizing an artist or collective shaping how we understand the built environment & public life.

Nominated and voted on by the AFIELD Network & members of the Storefront community, the selected Fellow will:

→ Receive a US$10,000 grant towards their initiative.
→ Join AFIELD’s Network of 140+ cultural changemakers.
→ Have the chance to participate in upcoming Storefront summits in Kosovo & NYC.

Stay tuned for the announcement of the inaugural AFIELD & Storefront Fellow later this year!

𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦, 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘍𝘐𝘌𝘓𝘋’𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 & 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.

17/06/2026

🌐 Last year, social innovator, creative strategist, and educator Badruun Gardi was nominated to join the AFIELD Network, recognized for his work tackling urgent global crises: translating traditional Mongolian nomadic wisdom into scalable, modern frameworks for climate adaptation and migration.

A Stanford University graduate and a Harvard Graduate School of Design Loeb Fellow, Badruun is the co-founder of 𝘎𝘦𝘳𝘏𝘶𝘣 and 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘕𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦, a nonprofit research and action center based in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Through programs like the 𝘒𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘤 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘓𝘢𝘣 and 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘱𝘦 𝘛𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, the New Nomad Institute brings together urban youth, international students, and field experts, who use Mongolian traditions to shape resilient, systemic solutions to existential threats like the climate crisis and unrestricted AI development.

Read more: https://afield.org/person/badruun-gardi/

📷 Video produced by AFIELD, edited by Elisa Cucinelli. All images featured are courtesy of Badruun Gardi.

📍From Alentejo to Avato, Beveren to Bjelovar, Ceuta to Chiatura…Thank you to everyone who took the time to apply to the ...
15/06/2026

📍From Alentejo to Avato, Beveren to Bjelovar, Ceuta to Chiatura…

Thank you to everyone who took the time to apply to the TJA Grant. ⚖️

Make sure to keep an eye out: we’ll be publicly announcing the 6 Fellows on 20 July.

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𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘑𝘈 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘣𝘺 𝘈𝘍𝘐𝘌𝘓𝘋, 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘥. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰-𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯.

🎬 Tomorrow, 06 June, Jail Time Records premieres their debut feature documentary at the 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖 𝙁𝙞𝙡𝙢 𝙁𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙡 in New Yor...
05/06/2026

🎬 Tomorrow, 06 June, Jail Time Records premieres their debut feature documentary at the 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖 𝙁𝙞𝙡𝙢 𝙁𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙡 in New York City.

Directed by Dione Roach and Steve "Vidou H" Happi as a continuation of their 2018 initiative of the same name, the film profiles the first recording studio created inside a prison on the African continent. Over six years in the making, it intimately follows hip-hop artists 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘳, and 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳 within the studio in Central Prison of Douala, as they navigate volatile circumstances and channel their struggles and hopes through music.

Alongside this weekend's NYC premiere, Jail Time Records is currently presenting at the Cameroon Pavilion at the 61𝙨𝙩 𝙑𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝘽𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙚. Their installation, 𝘕𝘢𝘺𝘢, is a three-channel video piece featuring dream-like, deeply personal scenes from both inside the prison and imagined environments. On view until 23 November 2026.

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🗓️ Visit ↗tribecafilm.com for the full screening schedule.
🔗 Visit ↗afield.org/person/dione-roach-steve-vidou-h-happi/ to read more about Jail Time Records, who were awarded the Transitional Justice Grant in 2024.

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📷 1. Jail Time Records documentary still. 2. Documentary poster 3. Jail Time Records, 𝘕𝘢𝘺𝘢, Cameroon Pavilion, 61st Venice Biennale, May 2026. Photo by AFIELD. 4. Dione Roach filming in New Bell Prison, Douala, Cameroon.

🌟 Last month AFIELD Peer & Strategic Board Member Taeyoon Choi () was awarded the 𝙆𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘼𝙧𝙩+𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝 𝙁𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥:...
01/06/2026

🌟 Last month AFIELD Peer & Strategic Board Member Taeyoon Choi () was awarded the 𝙆𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘼𝙧𝙩+𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝 𝙁𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥: an initiative championing artists who use emerging technologies in thoughtful, radical or poetic ways to push the field forward.

Taeyoon co-founded the 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘗𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, guiding its curriculum and community between 2013 and 2020. His recent creative and pedagogical practice centers on making technology accessible and inclusive—a commitment rooted in local communities and sustained by a global network.

→ Swipe through to read Taeyoon's recent Knight Foundation interview, where he reflects on the shared realities of the Global South and post-industrial cities, and what community-led innovation looks like.

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🔗 Read more about Taeyoon's practice at ↗taeyoonchoi.com and ↗afield.org/person/taeyoon-choi

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📷 1. 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘞𝘦𝘣 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘦 by Taeyoon Choi, 2022. Vinyl on gallery wall, dimensions variable. Graphic design by Yena Yoo. 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘊𝘰𝘥𝘦, Art Sonje Center, South Korea. Photo by Ian Yang. Courtesy of Art Sonje Center.
2. 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘴: 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺, Yehwan Song: Telescope Effect 2024.
3. 𝘗2𝘗 𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯 at C/O Berlin, 2022.
4. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘜𝘴 by Taeyoon Choi, Seoul Museum of Art, 2024.
5. Taeyoon Choi. Photo by Minu Han.

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