BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2025

This October, Yéga shares digital recreations of the iconic Adire Eleko textile motifs. As a follow up to her 2024 exhibition of the same name, she revisits the women who created the craft and with this digital archive, attempts to reimagine and conserve the visual stories they told for our contemporary culture.

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THE STORY

Watch the short film and learn the rich history of Adire Eleko.

THE EXHIBITION

I coined the term 'Afrosymbology' to capture the powerful role that illustrated symbols play in African textile history. Adire Eleko is in my view one of the earliest forms of African fashion illustration- a genre that is unique in its expression'

Yéga

AFROSYMBOLOGY: THE EXHIBITION

Upcoming Event

LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL 2024

Yéga is thrilled to announce Afrosymbology, an exhibition taking place as part of London Design Festival 2024. This body of work explores the symbolism within the Yoruba textile tradition of Àdìrę Eleko and the stories they tell. The exhibition is open from 16-22 September 2024.

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the symbol compendium will be available in september

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