In August, we were pleased to welcome Misheck Masamvu as our second Goodman Gallery-funded resident at G.A.S. Foundation. Known for a distinct practice that spans painting, drawing, and sculpture, Misheck’s residency in Nigeria presents an exciting opportunity for him to engage with and respond directly to the local context through the development of a new body of work.

Misheck, who will spend the majority of his residency at the G.A.S. Farm House in Ijebu, hopes that his immersion in an environment that intersects agricultural life with an artistic setting will provide a fresh perspective and inspire new approaches to his creative process.

Join us for In Pieces, a collage workshop that invites you to explore culture through the powerful lens of your personal experiences. This interactive session will begin with a presentation that will uncover collage as a language of autoethnographic expression, an approach that combines the personal with the cultural to tell stories rooted in individual lived experiences.

Following the presentation, participants will engage in an introspective mind-mapping activity designed to uncover the themes and stories most significant to themselves. This reflective exercise will serve as the foundation for a hands-on collaging workshop, where there will be an opportunity to create your own piece of autoethnographic art.

Whether starting one’s art career or entering a more established stage, artist residencies can offer valuable resources and professional connections in a mostly opaque art world, not to mention time to focus on making work. Insiders shared the best 35 residencies globally and told us why they're worth it.

This week we’re welcoming multidisciplinary sculptor, filmmaker, and researcher Alexandra Martens Serrano to G.A.S. Lagos. Alexandra was awarded the residency following her successful selection for the Goethe-Institut supported Studio Quantum programme. This innovative global constellation of residencies and supporting public interventions located across Dublin, Johannesburg, Mexico City, Karlsruhe, Rotterdam, Bangalore and London, will explore emerging quantum technologies through the prism of art. 

During her residency, Alexandra’s research and methodology will be underpinned by three central pillars: field research, learning and collaboration, and artistic exploration and reflection. She hopes to use her time in Nigeria to interrogate the cultural and ecological landscapes of both Lagos and Ijebu engaging with local scholars, artists, and communities along the way as a means of facilitating a rich exchange of ideas and perspectives. By documenting her findings through various mediums, Alexandra hopes to facilitate a conversation between her encounters in Nigeria and the evolving world of quantum technologies fostering a dialogue that bridges art, science, and culture.