Family Tree of Fortunes
London
2022
In collaboration with Talkaoke Skills Lab at The People Speak @SouthernAftricaArts @Kqhubafrica hybrid artist development between Uganda and the UK supported by the British Council.
The piece was scripted, mixed co hosted, co created and performed to a live audience across two continents. The main scratching point was to challenge regional stereotypes, the project can be easily applied between streets, cities, countries and continents. Recognisable using a popular TV format and characterised with hierarchies of host or in the case of a Ugandan audience a chairperson. The twist coming that the survey is conducted in a place unfamiliar to those answering the questions therefore there is a level of stereotyping and whereas Family Fortunes deals with pure numbers the Tree of... game roots the answers in the human voice to further anthropomorphise the survey. It also calls into question how surveys’ are conducted and who is asking what.
London
2022
In collaboration with Talkaoke Skills Lab at The People Speak @SouthernAftricaArts @Kqhubafrica hybrid artist development between Uganda and the UK supported by the British Council.
The piece was scripted, mixed co hosted, co created and performed to a live audience across two continents. The main scratching point was to challenge regional stereotypes, the project can be easily applied between streets, cities, countries and continents. Recognisable using a popular TV format and characterised with hierarchies of host or in the case of a Ugandan audience a chairperson. The twist coming that the survey is conducted in a place unfamiliar to those answering the questions therefore there is a level of stereotyping and whereas Family Fortunes deals with pure numbers the Tree of... game roots the answers in the human voice to further anthropomorphise the survey. It also calls into question how surveys’ are conducted and who is asking what.