Artist Talk: Bisila Noha
Sun, Nov 16
|Zoom
Bisila Noah whose vessels are featured in the touring exhibition "Body Vessel Clay" speaks to us about her work and how her recent travels to Nigeria and Senegal have shaped her thoughts & process.
Time & Location
Nov 16, 2025, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST
Zoom
Guests
About the event
Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89060924685
Since 2017, Bisila Noha has been travelling to different pottery communities in Mexico, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Senegal. These experiences have imbued in her a sense of responsibility, as well as pride, as she now sees herself as part of a matrilineal heritage.
Taking active part in the making process of each location, Bisila’s travels bring us closer to practices that have been passed on generation after generation, with a deep connection to their environments and histories.
Beyond the sense of belonging, Bisila’s time amongst potters from the Global Majority have also enriched her practice from a practical perspective: from techniques and her choice of clays; to a resourceful way of looking and finding solutions.
She will share with us her documentation from her most recent trips in Nigeria and Senegal earlier this year.
