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C& is more than a platform. It’s a space held by many – by people who write, think, organize, question, create, document, and open up new ways of seeing and being.

Welcome to the C& Community.

C&10 event at 1014 New York featuring a poetic reflection on the notion of Africa and the Global Diaspora by artivist and experimental poet Mia Harrison, May 2023. Photo: C&

At the center of C& are the artists – their voices, their practices, their realities.

C& writers don’t write about artists but with them – in dialogue, with sensitivity to language, history, and context. This involves careful observation, an empathetic criticality, and a cultivated connection to the urgent issues of our time.

Translators are essential to this process – not as intermediaries, but as active interpreters who carry voices across languages and geographies. Even as we operate within colonial languages, we strive to move beyond them by embracing linguistic plurality and context-specific knowledge.

Curators can play a crucial role in shaping the conditions for artistic dialogue. Alongside artists, they help create frameworks, build networks, and hold space for trans-local exchange. This work ensures that art does not exist in a vacuum, but within living, shifting ecosystems.

What unites these cultural producers is a shared commitment to exploring artistic expression, memory, power, and identity – without being bound to one geography, one language, or one discipline.

What does it really mean to be in a community that holds and supports one another?

Marta Moreno Vega

People

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Meet the people we work with: writers and translators, artists and cultural producers. Their critical practices and visionary thinking shape C&.

A man with dreadlocks and a beard stands outdoors, looking at the camera, with a brick building and dark metal structure behind him.
Magnus Elias Rosengarten
A Black man with dreadlocks and glasses smiles faintly against a blurred background of orange flowers.
A smiling Black man in a plaid shirt, in a black and white photo.
Black and white portrait of a woman with long curly hair, a nose ring, earrings, and a collared shirt.
Black and white mid-shot of a Black man with glasses and a collared shirt, looking at the viewer.
Young Black woman with reddish braids, red-yellow-green beanie, white crop top and pants, poses outdoors, hand on cheek.
A smiling woman with wavy hair and freckles leans against a wall in a black and white photo.
Ethel-Ruth Tawe
A smiling woman with long dark hair and dark skin wears a black sweater and gold hoop earrings.
Headshot of a woman with dark skin, short curly hair, a black top, and hoop earrings.
Dark-skinned woman in a black top and hoop earrings stands by a sheer curtain, looking at the camera.
Black and white portrait of a broadly smiling man with a beard and a plaid cap.
A woman with long dark hair and a nose ring sits on a stool in a garden with tall corn plants, looking at the camera with a faint smile.
A woman with dark skin and voluminous black hair, wearing a white tank top and a black and white zebra print skirt, stands against a textured wall with wooden carvings.
A woman with short orange hair, wearing a denim shirt, sits and looks at the camera.
Smiling man with dark hair, glasses, and a beard, wearing a black shirt and crossing his arms.
Person with braided pigtails wearing a yellow sweater and a colorful striped bag with a pompom over their shoulder.
Sepia-toned, high-contrast portrait of a man with a mustache looking directly at the camera, his face partially in shadow.
Smiling Black man in a grey suit and white shirt.
A young man with glasses and a hat sits on stone steps, holding a colorful woven bag, next to a weathered wall and a blue door.
Guilherme Ferreira
A bald man with a light beard, wearing a dark patterned jacket, looks directly at the camera while surrounded by lush green foliage.
Esteban Pérez
Ana Maria Garcia Nolasco Silva
A painting of a large brown hand holding a green plant, from which a dark-skinned woman with a yellow crown and braided hair-arms emerges, set against a dense green foliage background.
Luciane Ramos Silva
Michaela Blanc
Smiling man with dark curly hair and beard in a patterned jacket against an orange wall.
Close-up of a smiling Black woman looking left, wearing a colorful beaded necklace with a silver cross, against a vibrant, blurry textile.
A woman with reddish-brown hair and bangs, wearing a dark grey jacket, looks left.
Black and white portrait of a young Black woman with long braids, wearing a dark blazer, looking at the camera.
Raquel Villar-Pérez
A smiling woman with short dark hair and glasses, wearing a black t-shirt, against a leafy green background.
Gabriel Reis
Abigail Campos Leal, performance at MIS Ceará, 2022. Press Photo
Ervenshy Hugo Jean-Louis
Close-up grayscale portrait of a woman with short curly hair, looking upwards with a thoughtful expression, wearing hoop earrings and a collared shirt.
A woman with dark hair, patterned glasses, and gold hoop earrings wears a white sleeveless dress and tattoos on her arms, standing in a doorway and looking at the camera.
Headshot of a woman with dark curly hair and glasses, wearing a black long-sleeved shirt.
A woman with braided hair wears a dark beret with gold symbols against a black background.
Headshot of a smiling Black man with short dark curly hair and a beard, wearing a white shirt and a dark blue jacket.
A dark-skinned man in a blue shirt, wearing an Africa pendant, rests his hand on his chin and looks at the camera.
Bald, reddish-brown figure with prominent stitches on the face and closed eyes, wearing a matching collared shirt, dramatically lit.
A woman in a blue, white, and orange patterned dress stands with crossed arms in an art gallery.
A smiling Black man in a dark coat stands in front of colorful, patterned artworks.
A man with black body markings holds a grey bar with red text "MEZCLAR UN NUEVO AMASAR LA SANGRE" (Mix a new knead the blood) across his mouth, looking intently forward.
Kim M Reynolds
A woman with dark skin, dark eyes, and intricate spiral cornrows on her scalp wears a black high-neck top and looks at the camera.
A Black woman with dark braided hair and a neutral expression wears a rose-brown jacket.
Black and white photo of a Black woman with curly hair and round glasses.
Black and white portrait of a woman with dark, wavy hair, looking to the left with a slight smile, wearing a patterned shirt.
A bearded man in a blue polo shirt leans on a railing against a vibrant sunset sky.
A man with dreadlocks and a beard stands outdoors, looking at the camera, with a brick building and dark metal structure behind him.
Magnus Elias Rosengarten
A Black man with dreadlocks and glasses smiles faintly against a blurred background of orange flowers.
A smiling Black man in a plaid shirt, in a black and white photo.
Black and white portrait of a woman with long curly hair, a nose ring, earrings, and a collared shirt.
Black and white mid-shot of a Black man with glasses and a collared shirt, looking at the viewer.
Young Black woman with reddish braids, red-yellow-green beanie, white crop top and pants, poses outdoors, hand on cheek.
A smiling woman with wavy hair and freckles leans against a wall in a black and white photo.
Ethel-Ruth Tawe
A smiling woman with long dark hair and dark skin wears a black sweater and gold hoop earrings.
Headshot of a woman with dark skin, short curly hair, a black top, and hoop earrings.
Dark-skinned woman in a black top and hoop earrings stands by a sheer curtain, looking at the camera.
Black and white portrait of a broadly smiling man with a beard and a plaid cap.
A woman with long dark hair and a nose ring sits on a stool in a garden with tall corn plants, looking at the camera with a faint smile.
A woman with dark skin and voluminous black hair, wearing a white tank top and a black and white zebra print skirt, stands against a textured wall with wooden carvings.
A woman with short orange hair, wearing a denim shirt, sits and looks at the camera.
Smiling man with dark hair, glasses, and a beard, wearing a black shirt and crossing his arms.
Person with braided pigtails wearing a yellow sweater and a colorful striped bag with a pompom over their shoulder.
Sepia-toned, high-contrast portrait of a man with a mustache looking directly at the camera, his face partially in shadow.
Smiling Black man in a grey suit and white shirt.
A young man with glasses and a hat sits on stone steps, holding a colorful woven bag, next to a weathered wall and a blue door.
Guilherme Ferreira
A bald man with a light beard, wearing a dark patterned jacket, looks directly at the camera while surrounded by lush green foliage.
Esteban Pérez
Ana Maria Garcia Nolasco Silva
A painting of a large brown hand holding a green plant, from which a dark-skinned woman with a yellow crown and braided hair-arms emerges, set against a dense green foliage background.
Luciane Ramos Silva
Michaela Blanc
Smiling man with dark curly hair and beard in a patterned jacket against an orange wall.
Close-up of a smiling Black woman looking left, wearing a colorful beaded necklace with a silver cross, against a vibrant, blurry textile.
A woman with reddish-brown hair and bangs, wearing a dark grey jacket, looks left.
Black and white portrait of a young Black woman with long braids, wearing a dark blazer, looking at the camera.
Raquel Villar-Pérez
A smiling woman with short dark hair and glasses, wearing a black t-shirt, against a leafy green background.
Gabriel Reis
Abigail Campos Leal, performance at MIS Ceará, 2022. Press Photo
Ervenshy Hugo Jean-Louis
Close-up grayscale portrait of a woman with short curly hair, looking upwards with a thoughtful expression, wearing hoop earrings and a collared shirt.
A woman with dark hair, patterned glasses, and gold hoop earrings wears a white sleeveless dress and tattoos on her arms, standing in a doorway and looking at the camera.
Headshot of a woman with dark curly hair and glasses, wearing a black long-sleeved shirt.
A woman with braided hair wears a dark beret with gold symbols against a black background.
Headshot of a smiling Black man with short dark curly hair and a beard, wearing a white shirt and a dark blue jacket.
A dark-skinned man in a blue shirt, wearing an Africa pendant, rests his hand on his chin and looks at the camera.
Bald, reddish-brown figure with prominent stitches on the face and closed eyes, wearing a matching collared shirt, dramatically lit.
A woman in a blue, white, and orange patterned dress stands with crossed arms in an art gallery.
A smiling Black man in a dark coat stands in front of colorful, patterned artworks.
A man with black body markings holds a grey bar with red text "MEZCLAR UN NUEVO AMASAR LA SANGRE" (Mix a new knead the blood) across his mouth, looking intently forward.
Kim M Reynolds
A woman with dark skin, dark eyes, and intricate spiral cornrows on her scalp wears a black high-neck top and looks at the camera.
A Black woman with dark braided hair and a neutral expression wears a rose-brown jacket.
Black and white photo of a Black woman with curly hair and round glasses.
Black and white portrait of a woman with dark, wavy hair, looking to the left with a slight smile, wearing a patterned shirt.
A bearded man in a blue polo shirt leans on a railing against a vibrant sunset sky.
A man with dreadlocks and a beard stands outdoors, looking at the camera, with a brick building and dark metal structure behind him.
Magnus Elias Rosengarten
A Black man with dreadlocks and glasses smiles faintly against a blurred background of orange flowers.
A smiling Black man in a plaid shirt, in a black and white photo.
Black and white portrait of a woman with long curly hair, a nose ring, earrings, and a collared shirt.
Black and white mid-shot of a Black man with glasses and a collared shirt, looking at the viewer.
Young Black woman with reddish braids, red-yellow-green beanie, white crop top and pants, poses outdoors, hand on cheek.
A smiling woman with wavy hair and freckles leans against a wall in a black and white photo.
Ethel-Ruth Tawe
A smiling woman with long dark hair and dark skin wears a black sweater and gold hoop earrings.
Headshot of a woman with dark skin, short curly hair, a black top, and hoop earrings.
Dark-skinned woman in a black top and hoop earrings stands by a sheer curtain, looking at the camera.
Black and white portrait of a broadly smiling man with a beard and a plaid cap.
A woman with long dark hair and a nose ring sits on a stool in a garden with tall corn plants, looking at the camera with a faint smile.
A woman with dark skin and voluminous black hair, wearing a white tank top and a black and white zebra print skirt, stands against a textured wall with wooden carvings.
A woman with short orange hair, wearing a denim shirt, sits and looks at the camera.
Smiling man with dark hair, glasses, and a beard, wearing a black shirt and crossing his arms.
Person with braided pigtails wearing a yellow sweater and a colorful striped bag with a pompom over their shoulder.
Sepia-toned, high-contrast portrait of a man with a mustache looking directly at the camera, his face partially in shadow.
Smiling Black man in a grey suit and white shirt.
A young man with glasses and a hat sits on stone steps, holding a colorful woven bag, next to a weathered wall and a blue door.
Guilherme Ferreira
A bald man with a light beard, wearing a dark patterned jacket, looks directly at the camera while surrounded by lush green foliage.
Esteban Pérez
Ana Maria Garcia Nolasco Silva
A painting of a large brown hand holding a green plant, from which a dark-skinned woman with a yellow crown and braided hair-arms emerges, set against a dense green foliage background.
Luciane Ramos Silva
Michaela Blanc
Smiling man with dark curly hair and beard in a patterned jacket against an orange wall.
Close-up of a smiling Black woman looking left, wearing a colorful beaded necklace with a silver cross, against a vibrant, blurry textile.
A woman with reddish-brown hair and bangs, wearing a dark grey jacket, looks left.
Black and white portrait of a young Black woman with long braids, wearing a dark blazer, looking at the camera.
Raquel Villar-Pérez
A smiling woman with short dark hair and glasses, wearing a black t-shirt, against a leafy green background.
Gabriel Reis
Abigail Campos Leal, performance at MIS Ceará, 2022. Press Photo
Ervenshy Hugo Jean-Louis
Close-up grayscale portrait of a woman with short curly hair, looking upwards with a thoughtful expression, wearing hoop earrings and a collared shirt.
A woman with dark hair, patterned glasses, and gold hoop earrings wears a white sleeveless dress and tattoos on her arms, standing in a doorway and looking at the camera.
Headshot of a woman with dark curly hair and glasses, wearing a black long-sleeved shirt.
A woman with braided hair wears a dark beret with gold symbols against a black background.
Headshot of a smiling Black man with short dark curly hair and a beard, wearing a white shirt and a dark blue jacket.
A dark-skinned man in a blue shirt, wearing an Africa pendant, rests his hand on his chin and looks at the camera.
Bald, reddish-brown figure with prominent stitches on the face and closed eyes, wearing a matching collared shirt, dramatically lit.
A woman in a blue, white, and orange patterned dress stands with crossed arms in an art gallery.
A smiling Black man in a dark coat stands in front of colorful, patterned artworks.
A man with black body markings holds a grey bar with red text "MEZCLAR UN NUEVO AMASAR LA SANGRE" (Mix a new knead the blood) across his mouth, looking intently forward.
Kim M Reynolds
A woman with dark skin, dark eyes, and intricate spiral cornrows on her scalp wears a black high-neck top and looks at the camera.
A Black woman with dark braided hair and a neutral expression wears a rose-brown jacket.
Black and white photo of a Black woman with curly hair and round glasses.
Black and white portrait of a woman with dark, wavy hair, looking to the left with a slight smile, wearing a patterned shirt.
A bearded man in a blue polo shirt leans on a railing against a vibrant sunset sky.
Zoma Museum

ZOMA Museum is an environmentally conscious art institution in Addis Ababa. The mission is to act as a bridge between artists and architects from around the world to create cutting-edge ecological art and architecture.

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