EarthZone Productions ∞ ArtScience Collective Presents
Self-Destructive Stars and African Cosmology
An ArtScience Collective researching Cultural Cosmology
Creative Director - Artist
Chilo Helena Eribenne
Performance artist, time machine inventor, workshop leader on media archaeology
Organisation Team
Ourania Roditi
Conference co-ordinator; activist against gender based violence and femicide.
Astrophysics & Stars' Sounds
Katrien Kolenberg
Professor of astrophysics in Leuven and Antwerp, she also composes music made by stars. She is head of an NGO for girls and young women in Senegal teaching astrophysics, so she will lead workshops on this and cultural cosmology.
Intergalactic Sound Harvester
Paul Chivers
Professor of Electronic and Produced Music at Guildhall, London, he will create music for the time machine working with Katrien Kolenberg's star sounds. He will perform a live set of electronica inspired by Afrofuturism's pioneer Sun Rah.
Expert in Igbo Cosmology
Somto Ejefobiri
Expert on Igbo Cosmology in Nigeria. Panel member for the conference in Lagos on African Cosmology.
Live Electronic Music
Ihu Anyanwu
Ihu Anyanwu (alias G.rizo) is a Nigerian-American electronic musician, DJ, multidisciplinary artist and cultural organiser. In this project, she represents how electronic music has it's roots in African culture with her live performance combining digital with acoustic sounds.
If you're interested in collaborating with us, please write to earthzoneproductions[at]gmail.com