“I have always been fascinated by the African way of life. I dreamed at night about how it used to be, about life in the village. That 'African way of life' is my greatest source of inspiration. I go to sleep with it and wake up with it. My friends only look at America. What is Drake doing, what clothes is Kanye West wearing.. But if you ask me, they all look alike. My work is a counter-reaction to the visual violence thrown over us from the West.”
For Dutch daily Trouw, I interviewed Tanzanian fashion designer Jocktan Cosmas Malule, in Dar Es Salaam better known as ‘Makeke’. To read the full piece (in Dutch), click here. To read the Spanish version of the profile that has been published by El País, click here.
