Substrate

A working library of design, type, and visual culture.

155 works match

Spinning Yarns: how African textiles tell personal and universal tales

The View From Lagos: inside Nigeria’s blooming skateboard communities

Director Jerry Rothwell on Ethiopia's very small town that's big on producing world-class runners

Namsa Leuba's Khoisan explores an ancient African tribe

Shot in Nigeria, Elena Heatherwick's photographic story for the IRC is one of tragedy and resilience

Photographer Kyle Weeks captures a new narrative of hope and creativity for Africa's youth

African studio portraits of the 1960s courtesy of Bobson Photography Studio

George Butler in Africa

Dennis Osadebe’s character-driven paintings tell a story of his Nigerian heritage

Hanson Akatti designs a colourful, visual world for the West African music scene

Beautiful new project documenting Nigerian style by Nina Manandhar

Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City

The photographer archiving South Africa’s black lesbian community

Karabo Mooki celebrates South Africa’s first Black show jumper

"You have to hear this": Brian Shimkovitz tells us the story of Awesome Tapes From Africa

Ryan O’Toole Collett’s portrait series in Kenya bridges the gap between photographer and subject

Ike Edeani records the moments in between during a trip to Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania

David Chancellor's Hunters offers an unsettling look at African blood sports

A Vibe Called Tech, Gucci and Manju Journal come together for series celebrating Ghanaian culture and gender fluidity

A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union

Up close with the young acrobats of Namsa Leuba’s West African roots

Northwest Africa. Northeast Africa.

Awesome Tapes from Africa

Aimé Mpane's paintings confront the legacy of colonialism in Congo

Text: ЖЕНЩИНЫ В СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКОМ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВЕ СОЮЗА ССР [Women in Socialist Construction of the Soviet Union].

Lakin Ogunbanwo’s bridal portraits reflect the diversity of Nigerian traditions

Central and South Africa. Madagascar.

Brad Ogbonna makes colourful and considerate depictions of the people of Dakar

“Brotherhood, community and togetherness”: Nick van Tiem documents a community of skaters in Cape Town

Manju Journal on what it means to be part of the African aesthetic today

Photography: Osma Harvilahti turns his camera on Kenya with extraordinary results

Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada

Central and West Africa. South and East Africa.

Jada Akoto’s design practice explores the intersection of pop culture and the African diaspora

Delve into this unseen archive of Roger daSilva’s photographs of 1950s Senegal

30. Рост числа детей в дошколь- ных учреждениях по СССР (1924-1932 rr.).(Growth in the number of children in preschool institutions in the USSR (1924-1932 rr.).)

Mr Labembika combines his childhood in Cameroon with his adult life in London

Position of the U.S.S.R. in the world and in Europe in reference to amount of industrial output in 1913 and 1937

Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia

Photography: Extraordinary photojournalism from Nigerian-born George Osodi

How Karabo Poppy Moletsane is permeating the real African aesthetic worldwide

Dan Wieden Is... We spend a week stalking the advertising mogul around a conference in Cape Town

Football Editions finds inspiration in the legends of African football

Uganda’s boisterous nightlife as captured by photographer Michele Sibiloni

The View From Lagos: The queer Nigerian artists risking everything to amplify LGBTQ+ voices

Lynnie Zulu decorates her exotic characters in punchy hues and patterns

Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”

Experience the joy of the Congolese Belgian community in Rebecca Fertinel's photographs

Dillon Marsh visualises how much copper was produced in South African mines

U.S.S.R. Europe.

Kenya Parry Josiah’s folk-inspired artworks create a joyful space for Black women

Carl Kleiner: Ethiopia

Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig

OK-RM absolutely nail Kaleidoscope's new contemporary Africa art issue

South African photographer Johno Mellish creates incredible images

U.S.S.R. U.S.S.R. Western Asia.

Meet KOKOKO! the Kinshasa-based band made up of artists and inventors

Online Hausa Wikipedia Awareness Statistics 8

Timbuktu

Alice Mann photographs African men from London's La Sape

“Silent manifestos for a changing society”: photographer Moulaye Diarra uncovers the dreams of Dakar’s youth

From South Korea, Ghana to Berlin, Alexander Beer captures the people of the world

Jeremy Snell cinematically documents life on Ghana’s Lake Volta

The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia

Davina Jogi's The Portrait examines Zimbabwe after Mugabe

Opinion: Why it's the perfect time to explore Cape Town's creative community

Western Africa. Typus orarum maritimarum Guineae, Manicongo & Angole ....

A chat with the Kampala-based artist Ian Mwesiga and the imagining of his complex painterly worlds

A chat with Nikita Teryoshin about his time spent with the Boxing Grannies of Johannesburg

The Very Best - Warm Heart of Africa

Using only African designers, Gida is a creative journal dedicated to being “by and for Africans”

Our pick of the talks from 2014's Design Indaba event in Cape Town

Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.

Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s collaged images offer new perspective on the “African experience”

Cool South African school kids photographed by Anastasia Korosteleva

Victory Journal turns its gaze on Ghana’s boxing scene

U.S.S.R. Central and Eastern Asia.

Karabo Mooki documents South Africa’s punk rock movement, debunking stereotypes of the genre

In figurative and dynamic paintings, Peter Uka depicts the scenes of his childhood in Nigeria

Jeremiah Quarshie paints hyperreal portraits of Ghanaian women and water

1. Участие женщин в выборах горсоветов СССР (1926 1931 г.). (Participation of women in elections 15 city councils of the USSR (1926 1931).)