In the West, the proverb see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil means to turn a blind eye to something that is legally or morally wrong. The above is part of a response to a call l took part in 2017 for TedXSkoll. The piece l wrote in 2017 was entitled Speak no EVIL. The phrase Speak…
Nesting
Amai Chii? Mothering, motherhood. What is that. I find it fascinating that most parents agree that parenting is the most difficult, trying, challenging job in the world. I find it equally fascinating that as challenging as it is, it’s a job that comes with an ambiguous job description except one thing. BE PRESENT Whether one…
Interwoven
One of the most beautiful aspects of this collaboration has been the way in which we have come to realise just how interwoven our lives and ways of seeing the world are. Superficially we may appear very different – Black/White – Artist/Prof – Zimbabwean/British. Society often tries to box us in, forcing us to emphasise…
Cracked
Dearest Laura Apologies for the brief pause in our conversation. I’ve been feeling completely drained and needed to take some time out. The last few days have been busy but replenishing…time spent in my garden and with my husband walking along the beautiful cliffs of Cinque Terra. Sunshine, crashing waves and winds to blow away…
Boxed
Perhaps one of the strongest themes to emerge from this collaboration is our individual and collective resistance to the social and political categories that ‘box us in’, that serve constantly to remind us of our place, how we should – and shouldn’t – behave and be. As women. As mothers. As migrants. As people from…
Breathe
The importance of breathing in our lives, is a no brainer. However, there are key moments that literally twists our heads and focus on the act of, the crucial role breathing has in our every living moment. Unlike any other time in our life time there is a global call on all of us to…
Our collaboration
Laura Nyahuye (Maokwo Arts) and Heaven Crawley (Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University) are, respectively, an artist and a research professor based in Coventry, UK. Whilst we might appear to have little in common, the COVID-19 lockdown has provided us with an opportunity to draw together our personal and professional experiences in…
Press pause
Humanity is a tapestry of collective individualism. If only we could press pause, and celebrate every thread. We would all be living in bliss. No limits, No boundaries Laura Nyahuye, February 2020 I love gatherings, hugs, face to face conversations. Human interactions. I get energised when humans meet up to plan, to create to talk,…
Musvo
Model/Artist: Laura Nyahuye Wordsmith: Laura Nyahuye Designer maker: Laura Nyahuye Photographer: John Whitmore
The artist and the prof 