We’re pleased to announce the opening of Òwú. Fil. Faden. Thread.
Date: Wednesday, 29 October 2025
Time: 4:00 PM
Venue : CCA, Lagos – 9 McEwen Street, Yaba
Both a work of art and a method of research, Òwú. Fil. Faden. Thread. is a tactile approach to history, memory, and resistance. It interlaces cities such as Bregenz, Lagos, St. Gallen, Vienna, and Dakar into a textile fabric that reveals colonial entanglements as well as gestures of resilience. Materials including linen, cotton, damask, and fine industrial embroidery bear the traces of trade, violence, and migration.
In Lagos, the project takes on the theme of reclamation, positioning the city as an entangled site situated within global economies and local rituals, colonial legacies and postcolonial aspirations. Through the quilt, the exhibition evokes both the material and affective economies of textiles – lace, cotton, linen, and beyond, tracing how they circulate through longing, aspiration, and loss, as well as the enduring struggle for economic independence.
Participating Artists: Anette Baldauf, Milou Gabriel, Sasha Huber, Janine Jembere, Susanna Delali Nuwordu, Abiona Esther Ojo, Jumoke Sanwo, Mariama Sow, and Katharina Weingartner.
