The curator version of me is looking for bold narratives, museum-quality technique, and works that challenge our audience. But lately, I’ve been spending time with a different version of myself: The Private Collector. This year, I’ve set a personal goal to build my own private collection. And I’ll be honest, even with years of experience curating exhibitions for a gallery, doing it for my own four walls feels entirely different. It’s vulnerable. It’s specific. And it’s teaching me lessons...

There was a time when you had to walk into a gallery to experience art, quiet halls, white walls, soft lighting. Beautiful, yes. But also a bit....distant. Now , things are changing. The world has moved online, and so have our stories. At Sokari London, we’re a virtual African art gallery based in the UK but more importantly, we’re a meeting place for artists, collectors, and everyone who believes that art should be & feel alive and accessible. We don’t have walls (yet). We have Wi-Fi. And...

Two days ago, I went to a birthday party with my sister. It was meant to be a simple celebration, laughter, food, the kind of joy you can’t quite capture in pixels. But while the room buzzed with conversation and clinking glasses, she sat glued to her screen. Not posting. Not even smiling. Just… elsewhere. It struck me. She was physically present, but emotionally absent, lost in a world we’ve all come to accept as normal. And that’s the danger: you never notice, and you never agree that this...