My moves and actions in "Design Stories" course made me realize that being a designer is not enough, now I want to be a person who says something.

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As a naive white girl who came to Nigeria, I look  again with a mature and conscious look at the past and present and discover that in fact the people who I admired, the fabrics and the sights all contain a history of exploitation, slavery and appropriation of the culture I was so fascinated by.

From the personal and innocent experiences of my childhood in Nigeria I created a world of color and images, and from my new perspective on the history of the African people from the period of colonialism and slavery in the United States up to the present day I strive to take part in spreading the wonderful diversity of the culture to which I have been exposed, along with spreading information that evokes consciousness.

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Finally I want to hang some question marks in the air - 

 

Do I also appropriate culture in my actions and what is my right as a white person to do so?  What is my right as a white person to use African motifs in my designs and distribute these designs under my name?