{"id":1888,"date":"2024-08-26T15:21:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T15:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/?page_id=1888"},"modified":"2025-07-26T06:46:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T06:46:04","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fkwesijohnson.net%2F&amp;count=none&amp;text=Home - Kwesi Johnson\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/p>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1888\" class=\"elementor elementor-1888\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2164f238 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"2164f238\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365c8f43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"365c8f43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kwesi Johnson<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d2559e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d2559e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Creative Director | Choreographer | Artrepreneur<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffd272a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffd272a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Evolving the intersection of performance, place and technology<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3da36073 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3da36073\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/culturalassembly\/30min?month=2024-01\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book a call<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1815d7b4 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1815d7b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:15}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5651e889\" data-id=\"5651e889\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62b51297 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62b51297\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Kwesi<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-673b1138 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"673b1138\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kwesi Johnson is\u202fthe Co Founder and Creative Director of The Cultural Assembly. He designs immersive experiences at the intersection of live performance and creative technology.<\/p><p>He draws on over 25 years experience in the creative industries as a performer, Creative Director, Choreographer, Teacher and Mentor creating purpose driven art, cultural and performance events.<\/p><p>An acclaimed artist, Kwesi is an early progenitor of Hip hop Theatre and pioneer of experimental XR technologies and site specific performance art.<\/p><p>Kwesi&#8217;s current project is Future Creatives, a sustainable and equitable Web3 platform promoting alternative and decentralised solutions for creatives who do things differently.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d503efa\" data-id=\"1d503efa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cfbb10 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3cfbb10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"453\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/White-Shirt-3-mid.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1361\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/White-Shirt-3-mid.png 453w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/White-Shirt-3-mid-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c25648b elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c25648b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fad5df\" data-id=\"9fad5df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-390444e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"390444e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\n  var delay = 50; 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This comes from his deep rooted belief that creativity is one of the highest forms of intelligence and informs the future and the pioneers of the originators of Hip Hop culture, who wanted to create something for the people.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-sourcepos=\"7:1-7:202\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>He is the founder and former Artistic Director of NPO Kompany Malakhi, which he grew it to a six figure funded company. He is also a graduate of\u00a0 DENT&#8217;s Key Person of Influence program supported by\u00a0 The Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM)\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-sourcepos=\"9:1-9:143\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Kwesi says, <\/strong><i>&#8216;It&#8217;s an amazing time to be an artist. We have the tools to reach up to 5.3 billion people who have access to the internet, we can engage them to share our work in the same way you are reading this. <\/i><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-sourcepos=\"9:1-9:143\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><i><i style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">We have every opportunity to find our tribe, <\/i><\/i><i style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">aligned audiences, funders, supporters and collaborators so that we can guide them to where we feel our work is best experienced. <\/i><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-sourcepos=\"9:1-9:143\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><i style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">The future is bright if we choose to focus on the 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"782131a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CREATE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08d21b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08d21b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ideation | Development | Delivery<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f727d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f727d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Kwesi has a vast skillset in live and digital performance and events<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff; letter-spacing: 0px;\">Creative Direction<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff; letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Immersive Experience Design\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Choreography\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Direction\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">Trade shows and product launches<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Reviving empty commercial space<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3297ac1\" data-id=\"3297ac1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ad9fe2 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"6ad9fe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce6e0d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce6e0d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SPEAK<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d70448e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d70448e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Kwesi Speaks About<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e1e880 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e1e880\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">The decentralised creator economy<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-e505a45 ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">Sustainable and equitable funding and distribution for the arts, culture and entertainment<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Reinvigorating the High Street with fractional ownership of innovation and creative spaces<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">How DeFi and Blockchain technology\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">can save the subsidised creative industries<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1a6002\" data-id=\"f1a6002\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd4fe49 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"bd4fe49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-878d4b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"878d4b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MENTOR<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caf1a1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"caf1a1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Mentoring &amp; Consultancy<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f805c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f805c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Helping artists, venues and arts organisations to thrive by:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Designing transformative income-generating plans\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Using the new creator economy<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Thinking outside the current system<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Developing an online community<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a20c5ca elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a20c5ca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-id=\"a83c28e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\n  var delay = 50; \/\/ slightly shorter delay to try to run before Elementor toggles\r\n  setTimeout(function() {\r\n    \/\/ Remove active\/open classes from all accordion titles\r\n    $('.elementor-tab-title').removeClass('elementor-active elementor-open');\r\n\r\n    \/\/ Hide all accordion content panels\r\n    $('.elementor-tab-content').hide();\r\n\r\n    \/\/ OPTIONAL: Clear Elementor-related local\/session storage keys if used\r\n    try {\r\n      \/\/ Common keys that Elementor might use to store accordion state; adjust if needed\r\n      sessionStorage.removeItem('elementor_editor_active_tab');\r\n      localStorage.removeItem('elementor_active_accordion_tab');\r\n    } catch(e) {\r\n      \/\/ ignore errors if storage access is not allowed\r\n    }\r\n  }, delay);\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4115634f elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"4115634f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1091\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1091\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Future Creatives<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1091\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1091\"><p><b><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">Revolutionising culture, the arts and entertainment by connecting fans, artists and supporters to decentralise funding, distribution and validation decisions to foster equity, sustainability and diversity.<\/span><\/b><\/p><p><b><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">Working as a creative practitioner for over 25 years, Kwesi has witnessed the endless iterations, reports and failed promises from the centralised funding, distribution and validation systems for the arts, culture and entertainment. It\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-551ddce ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">has done it&#8217;s best but now it is in a state of crises, trying to fix old and new problems with dated solutions, giving the community false hope and in no shape to deal with the present innovation and demands in the arts. For most it is not fit for purpose or ready to take us into the future. So Kwesi decided to do something about this, by offering an alternative.<\/span><\/b><\/p><p><b><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">It is not until now that we are able as creatives, fans and impact supporters to create an alternative that serves the majority and unlocks the arrested potential in the arts and cultural industries.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-551ddce ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">Kwesi believes if we act now there&#8217;s a bright future for the arts and culture.<\/span><\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\"><b>At Future Creatives We aim To Use:<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>* Peer to Peer Support<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>* New Technology\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><b style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px; color: #ffffff;\">* The Creator &amp; Ownership Economy<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>*Impact Investment<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>* Fractional (Co) Ownership<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>* Quadratic Funding<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>* Decentralised Finance<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\"><b>Through:<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>* Incubators<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>* Mastermind Groups<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>* Co Creation and Curation<\/b><\/span><\/p><h5>\u00a0<\/h5><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Join our community for free <\/span><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiny.cc\/creativefreedom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\">Here<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <span style=\"font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; color: #ffffff; font-size: 14px; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary );\">Listen to the Podcast <\/span><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\"><a style=\"color: #00ffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/future-creatives-107124072?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=postshare_creator&amp;utm_content=join_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Her<\/a>e\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">See the landing page <\/span><a style=\"color: #00ffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/futurecreatives.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><h5>\u00a0<\/h5><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-118da756 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"118da756\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Crowd-concert-text-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1939\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Crowd-concert-text-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Crowd-concert-text-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Crowd-concert-text-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Crowd-concert-text-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Crowd-concert-text.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8853d9e elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8853d9e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a415557\" data-id=\"a415557\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d286a79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d286a79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Projects<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-069b54b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"069b54b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kwesi creates timeless projects that incorporate creative, community engagement and education frameworks. <br \/>This allows the projects to be tailored to incorporate ongoing themes with new clients.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a52b190 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a52b190\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a934e6e\" data-id=\"a934e6e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8e82c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"e8e82c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\nvar delay = 100; setTimeout(function() {\r\n$('.elementor-tab-title').removeClass('elementor-active');\r\n $('.elementor-tab-content').css('display', 'none'); }, delay);\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7cdbd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"f7cdbd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2591\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2591\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Up My Street (UMS)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2591\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2591\"><p style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\" data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:176\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">One of the world&#8217;s first Mixed Reality (MR) art and performance trails. Using dance, spoken word, visual art and music to take users on an immersive and interactive journey of curated locations.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\" data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:176\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Using the theme of migration this is a brilliant placemaking and place activation project to bring life to an area and enable communities, businesses, creatives and schools to create something remarkable together.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\" data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:176\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Commissioned by Without Walls and the Brighton Festival to create one of\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:176\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">What you see on the video is what the user sees through their phone screen.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:176\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">Click the link <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Brighton-1.mp4\"><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\">here<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">to<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"> see the experience and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/UMS-Final-Explainer-3.mp4\"><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\">here<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">to see how it works as a place activation project<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:176\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95d05c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"95d05c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Brum-wall-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1953\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Brum-wall-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Brum-wall-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Brum-wall-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Brum-wall.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be96c21\" data-id=\"be96c21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ed37f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"9ed37f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\nvar delay = 100; setTimeout(function() {\r\n$('.elementor-tab-title').removeClass('elementor-active');\r\n $('.elementor-tab-content').css('display', 'none'); }, delay);\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2156e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"b2156e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1861\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1861\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Decolonising Memory <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1861\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1861\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Decolonising Memory-\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary );\">Digital Bodies In Movement\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">was commissioned by<\/span> The UK Research Institute (UKRI)<span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\"> and a collaboration with<\/span> Bristol University,<span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\"> FENYCE, and former <\/span>Lord Mayor of Bristol, Cleo Lake,<span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\"> resulting in the creation of a mixed reality heritage app and a new memorial dance.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The app takes users on a city tour, unveiling its infamous and dark past, while the memorial dance has been performed live in several locations it can also and can be learnt from anywhere in the world via YouTube.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Additionally, the project included a citizen science research component, conducting creative and historical online\/offline workshops within the community. These workshops explored the legacy of Bristol&#8217;s past residents involved in the transatlantic slave trade and how this legacy shapes the city today. The culmination of the project was the creation of both the memorial dance and The Decolonising Memory app.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">See the\u00a0 trailer <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Insta-Movie-Decol-Trailer.mp4\"><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\"><b>here<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">Website <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/decolonisingmemory.co.uk\/\"><strong><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px; color: #00ffff;\">Link<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15277c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15277c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Zoom-background-Decol-1-male-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1671\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Zoom-background-Decol-1-male-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Zoom-background-Decol-1-male-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Zoom-background-Decol-1-male-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Zoom-background-Decol-1-male.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2341\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2341\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Neighbourhood Leap - Fort Worth\u00a0<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2341\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2341\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">An augmented reality placemaking and tourism app. in Fort Worth, Texas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">This project was developed with Amphibian Theatre and enabled local artists to digitize and include their work inside the app. The aim was to allow artists to collaborate with local businesses to increase footfall to the area post COVID.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Kwesi worked with them to understand the business and creative advantages of working with the digital technology should they wish to pursue them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Here is a link explaining how we worked with them and the framework we work with other client who have no previous experience of Augmented Reality.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b><\/b><b><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\"><a style=\"color: #00ffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/leap.mp4\">Click here <\/a><\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">t<\/span><\/span>o see the promo video courtesy of Amphibian Stage Theatre<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5jvpGG0saIs?si=IZRb5i-KOvqZhLlG\"><strong><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\">Click here<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"> to learn about the process.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36f52d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36f52d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fort-worth-AR-art-walk-1-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1963\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fort-worth-AR-art-walk-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fort-worth-AR-art-walk-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fort-worth-AR-art-walk-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fort-worth-AR-art-walk-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19a3b7d elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19a3b7d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1630415\" data-id=\"1630415\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e968c6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"e968c6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\nvar delay = 100; setTimeout(function() {\r\n$('.elementor-tab-title').removeClass('elementor-active');\r\n $('.elementor-tab-content').css('display', 'none'); }, delay);\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2b7a99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"c2b7a99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2041\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2041\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Augmented Dar\u00a0<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2041\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2041\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Delivering a series of workshops in Dar es Salaam, funded by The British Council. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">We bought artists and creative technologist together to develop an\u00a0 Augmented Reality city tour.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Click <strong><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\"><a style=\"color: #00ffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AugmenteDar-Explainer-V2-1.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here<\/a> <\/span><\/strong>to find out more.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a95a08a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a95a08a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Augmented-Dar-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1967\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Augmented-Dar-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Augmented-Dar-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Augmented-Dar-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Augmented-Dar.jpg 1280w\" 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elementor-element-a719fab elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"a719fab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1751\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1751\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Imagi - Interactive Windows<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1751\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1751\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Commissioned by DanceEast who wanted to keep their audience and residents of Ipswich engaged during COVID.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">In collaboration with Creative Technologist FENYCE, and Graffiti Artist Mohammed Ali I developed an interactive window display where the movements of the observer controls the movements on screen. \u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The theme explored festivals such as Saturnalia, Yule and the Winter Solstice that have now become collectively known as Christmas. \u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Take a\u00a0 look<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Imagi.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\">here<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e20fda elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e20fda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rosie-Kai-solstice-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1976\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rosie-Kai-solstice-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rosie-Kai-solstice-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rosie-Kai-solstice-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rosie-Kai-solstice.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab5e1e6\" data-id=\"ab5e1e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd0804b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"bd0804b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\nvar delay = 100; setTimeout(function() {\r\n$('.elementor-tab-title').removeClass('elementor-active');\r\n $('.elementor-tab-content').css('display', 'none'); }, delay);\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a8652a elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"5a8652a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9491\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9491\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Roman Road Trust<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9491\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9491\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Delivering a series of online\/offline workshops for local residents exploring creative responses to heritage by teaching participants how to create their personal heritage trails using augmented reality filters, story telling and how to create merchandise to promote it.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Take a look<a href=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RRT-edit-1.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\"> here<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20799c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"20799c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RRT-still-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1968\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RRT-still-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RRT-still-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RRT-still-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RRT-still.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea12252 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea12252\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1a527a\" data-id=\"f1a527a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3adbeef elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3adbeef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\nvar delay = 100; setTimeout(function() {\r\n$('.elementor-tab-title').removeClass('elementor-active');\r\n $('.elementor-tab-content').css('display', 'none'); }, delay);\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-545b129 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"545b129\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Placemaking <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d971fb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d971fb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Kwesi has extensive knowledge of placemaking, real estate and site activation, he solves the problem of empty commercial buildings by repurposing buildings, places and sites into creative and innovative experiences using extended reality, creativity and the circular economy to<\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0reinvigorate town centres and high streets.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\"><strong>Kwesi says <em>&#8216;Successful high streets of the future will be those that focus on the quality time people spend, not solely on how much money they spend&#8217;<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8bd08a2 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8bd08a2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2ac917\" data-id=\"d2ac917\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d95ae0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"9d95ae0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\nvar delay = 100; setTimeout(function() {\r\n$('.elementor-tab-title').removeClass('elementor-active');\r\n $('.elementor-tab-content').css('display', 'none'); }, delay);\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef19ab6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"ef19ab6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2501\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2501\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Folded Space<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2501\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2501\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Folded Space was our first meanwhile project. We bought our trademark of performance, technology, entrepreneurialism and community, steeped in Hip Hop Culture. <\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>The space hosted exhibitions, workshops, debates and fitness classes. A one of a kind community resource . <\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Take a look how we manifest these dynamic spaces by watching the video of 3rd Space. Video for Folded Space Coming soon.<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>This is how we save the community and landlords \u00a31000&#8217;s in hire fees and business rates respectively when partnering with ReSpace Projects Click <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kFS4BlNeBO8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\">Here\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-790e568 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"790e568\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Folded-Space-Spoken-Word-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1977\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Folded-Space-Spoken-Word-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Folded-Space-Spoken-Word-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Folded-Space-Spoken-Word-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Folded-Space-Spoken-Word.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e52aeee\" data-id=\"e52aeee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be242de elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"be242de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\nvar delay = 100; setTimeout(function() {\r\n$('.elementor-tab-title').removeClass('elementor-active');\r\n $('.elementor-tab-content').css('display', 'none'); }, delay);\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e27150f elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"e27150f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2371\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2371\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">3rd Space<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2371\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2371\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>3rd Space was The Cultural Assembly&#8217;s second meanwhile occupancy space\u00a0 offered by Saville&#8217;s Estate.\u00a0 we managed and curated this creative space. We used the circular economy to fit it out and offered the space to the creative community. <\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>We invited Trouble Tongues Coffee Lounge to underpin the space. We also programmed and invited curators to develop a whole host of events, workshops and performances.<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>We also saved the landlord and artists 1000&#8217;s in business and hire rates respectively.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Take a look <a href=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3rd-Space-movie.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\">here<\/span><\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a51cad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a51cad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" 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data-id=\"d6fda17\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3aa357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3aa357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kwesi Johnson<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e7db6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e7db6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Creative Director | Choreographer | Artrepreneur<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8df8a26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8df8a26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Evolving the intersection of performance, place and technology<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58e9fb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"58e9fb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/culturalassembly\/30min?month=2024-01\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book a call<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a4800fa elementor-section-content-middle elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4800fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1f38af\" data-id=\"f1f38af\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58fa641 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58fa641\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Kwesi<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-350aad3 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"350aad3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kwesi Johnson is\u202fthe Co Founder and Creative Director of The Cultural Assembly. He designs immersive experiences at the intersection of live performance and creative technology.<\/p><p>He draws on over 25 years experience in the creative industries as a performer, Creative Director, Choreographer, Teacher and Mentor creating purpose driven art, cultural and performance events.<\/p><p>An acclaimed artist, Kwesi is an early progenitor of Hip hop Theatre and pioneer of experimental XR technologies and site specific performance art.<\/p><p>Kwesi&#8217;s current project is Future Creatives, a sustainable and equitable Web3 platform promoting alternative and decentralised solutions for creatives who do things differently.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d452437\" data-id=\"d452437\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cac49d elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0cac49d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"453\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/White-Shirt-3-mid.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1361\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/White-Shirt-3-mid.png 453w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/White-Shirt-3-mid-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-980c997 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"980c997\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e28a4b6\" data-id=\"e28a4b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c0a711 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"0c0a711\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\nvar delay = 100; 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This comes from his deep rooted belief that creativity is one of the highest forms of intelligence and informs the future and the pioneers of the originators of Hip Hop culture, who wanted to create something for the people.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-sourcepos=\"7:1-7:202\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>He is the founder and former Artistic Director of NPO Kompany Malakhi, which he grew it to a six figure funded company. He is also a graduate of\u00a0 DENT&#8217;s Key Person of Influence program supported by\u00a0 The Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM)\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-sourcepos=\"9:1-9:143\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Kwesi says, <\/strong><i>&#8216;It&#8217;s an amazing time to be an artist. We have the tools to reach up to 5.3 billion people who have access to the internet, we can engage them to share our work in the same way you are reading this. <\/i><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-sourcepos=\"9:1-9:143\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><i><i style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">We have every opportunity to find our tribe, <\/i><\/i><i style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">aligned audiences, funders, supporters and collaborators so that we can guide them to where we feel our work is best experienced. <\/i><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-sourcepos=\"9:1-9:143\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><i style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">The future is bright if we choose to focus on the 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data-id=\"bc726a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SPEAK<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62325ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62325ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Kwesi Speaks About<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97b1449 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97b1449\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">The decentralised creator economy<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-e505a45 ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">Sustainable and equitable funding and distribution for the arts, culture and entertainment<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Reinvigorating the High Street with fractional ownership of innovation and creative spaces<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">How DeFi and Blockchain technology\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">can save the subsidised creative 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style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Helping artists, venues and arts organisations to thrive by:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Designing transformative income-generating plans\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Using the new creator economy<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Thinking outside the current system<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Developing an online community<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ec78eb elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ec78eb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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tabindex=\"0\">Future Creatives<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2511\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2511\"><p><b><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">Revolutionising culture, the arts and entertainment by connecting fans, artists and supporters to decentralise funding, distribution and validation decisions to foster equity, sustainability and diversity.<\/span><\/b><\/p><p><b><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">Working as a creative practitioner for over 25 years, Kwesi has witnessed the endless iterations, reports and failed promises from the centralised funding, distribution and validation systems for the arts, culture and entertainment. It\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-551ddce ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">has done it&#8217;s best but now it is in a state of crises, trying to fix old and new problems with dated solutions, giving the community false hope and in no shape to deal with the present innovation and demands in the arts. For most it is not fit for purpose or ready to take us into the future. So Kwesi decided to do something about this, by offering an alternative.<\/span><\/b><\/p><p><b><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">It is not until now that we are able as creatives, fans and impact supporters to create an alternative that serves the majority and unlocks the arrested potential in the arts and cultural industries.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-551ddce ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">Kwesi believes if we act now there&#8217;s a bright future for the arts and culture.<\/span><\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\"><b>At Future Creatives We aim To Use:<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>* Peer to Peer Support<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>* New Technology\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><b style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px; color: #ffffff;\">* The Creator &amp; Ownership Economy<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>*Impact Investment<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>* Fractional (Co) Ownership<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>* Quadratic Funding<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>* Decentralised Finance<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\"><b>Through:<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>* Incubators<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>* Mastermind Groups<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>* Co Creation and Curation<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Join our community for free <\/span><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiny.cc\/creativefreedom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\">Here<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; color: #ffffff; font-size: 14px; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary );\">Listen to the Podcast <\/span><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\"><a style=\"color: #00ffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/future-creatives-107124072?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=postshare_creator&amp;utm_content=join_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Her<\/a>e\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">See the landing page <\/span><a style=\"color: #00ffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/futurecreatives.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edfff93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edfff93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Crowd-concert-text-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1939\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Crowd-concert-text-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Crowd-concert-text-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Crowd-concert-text-768x432.jpg 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elementor-size-default\">Projects<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a367aac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a367aac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kwesi creates timeless projects that incorporate creative, community engagement and education frameworks. <br \/>This allows the projects to be tailored to incorporate ongoing themes with new clients.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e212892 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e212892\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Up My Street (UMS)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2211\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2211\"><p style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\" data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:176\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">One of the world&#8217;s first Mixed Reality (MR) art and performance trails. Using dance, spoken word, visual art and music to take users on an immersive and interactive journey of curated locations.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\" data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:176\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Using the theme of migration this is a brilliant placemaking and place activation project to bring life to an area and enable communities, businesses, creatives and schools to create something remarkable together.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\" data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:176\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Commissioned by Without Walls and the Brighton Festival to create one of\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:176\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">What you see on the video is what the user sees through their phone screen.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:176\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">Click the link <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Brighton-1.mp4\"><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\">here<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">to<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"> see the experience and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/UMS-Final-Explainer-3.mp4\"><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\">here<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">to see how it works as a place activation project<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:176\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00a09bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00a09bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Brum-wall-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1953\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Brum-wall-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Brum-wall-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Brum-wall-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Brum-wall.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ccb57b\" data-id=\"0ccb57b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93a4673 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"93a4673\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\nvar delay = 100; setTimeout(function() {\r\n$('.elementor-tab-title').removeClass('elementor-active');\r\n $('.elementor-tab-content').css('display', 'none'); }, delay);\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0aa305 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"b0aa305\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1851\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1851\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Decolonising Memory <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1851\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1851\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Decolonising Memory-\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary );\">Digital Bodies In Movement\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">was commissioned by<\/span> The UK Research Institute (UKRI)<span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\"> and a collaboration with<\/span> Bristol University,<span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\"> FENYCE, and former <\/span>Lord Mayor of Bristol, Cleo Lake,<span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\"> resulting in the creation of a mixed reality heritage app and a new memorial dance.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The app takes users on a city tour, unveiling its infamous and dark past, while the memorial dance has been performed live in several locations it can also and can be learnt from anywhere in the world via YouTube.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Additionally, the project included a citizen science research component, conducting creative and historical online\/offline workshops within the community. These workshops explored the legacy of Bristol&#8217;s past residents involved in the transatlantic slave trade and how this legacy shapes the city today. The culmination of the project was the creation of both the memorial dance and The Decolonising Memory app.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">See the\u00a0 trailer <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Insta-Movie-Decol-Trailer.mp4\"><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\"><b>here<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">Website <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/decolonisingmemory.co.uk\/\"><strong><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px; color: #00ffff;\">Link<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33b4902 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33b4902\" 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data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7001\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7001\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Neighbourhood Leap<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7001\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7001\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">An augmented reality placemaking and tourism app. in Fort Worth, Texas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">This project was developed with Amphibian Theatre and enabled local artists to digitize and include their work inside the app. The aim was to allow artists to collaborate with local businesses to increase footfall to the area post COVID.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Kwesi worked with them to understand the business and creative advantages of working with the digital technology should they wish to pursue them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Here is a link explaining how we worked with them and the framework we work with other client who have no previous experience of Augmented Reality.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b><\/b><b><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\"><a style=\"color: #00ffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/leap.mp4\">Click here <\/a><\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">t<\/span><\/span>o see the promo video courtesy of Amphibian Stage Theatre<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5jvpGG0saIs?si=IZRb5i-KOvqZhLlG\"><strong><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\">Click here<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"> to learn about the process.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d752be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d752be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fort-worth-AR-art-walk-1-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1963\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fort-worth-AR-art-walk-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fort-worth-AR-art-walk-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fort-worth-AR-art-walk-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fort-worth-AR-art-walk-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff0a938 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff0a938\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8be3bec\" data-id=\"8be3bec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8fc715 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"d8fc715\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\nvar delay = 100; setTimeout(function() {\r\n$('.elementor-tab-title').removeClass('elementor-active');\r\n $('.elementor-tab-content').css('display', 'none'); }, delay);\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d86789 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"1d86789\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3091\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3091\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Augmented Dar\u00a0<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3091\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3091\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Delivering a series of workshops in Dar es Salaam, funded by The British Council. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">We bought artists and creative technologist together to develop an\u00a0 Augmented Reality city tour.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Click <strong><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\"><a style=\"color: #00ffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AugmenteDar-Explainer-V2-1.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here<\/a> <\/span><\/strong>to find out more.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-601ec34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"601ec34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Augmented-Dar-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1967\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Augmented-Dar-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Augmented-Dar-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Augmented-Dar-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Augmented-Dar.jpg 1280w\" 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tabindex=\"0\">Imagi <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2361\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2361\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Commissioned by DanceEast who wanted to keep their audience and residents of Ipswich engaged during COVID.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">In collaboration with Creative Technologist FENYCE, and Graffiti Artist Mohammed Ali I developed an interactive window display where the movements of the observer controls the movements on screen.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">The theme explored festivals such as Saturnalia, Yule and the Winter Solstice that have now become collectively known as Christmas.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Take a\u00a0 look<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Imagi.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\">here<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0b1c2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a0b1c2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rosie-Kai-solstice-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1976\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rosie-Kai-solstice-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rosie-Kai-solstice-300x169.jpg 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{\r\n$('.elementor-tab-title').removeClass('elementor-active');\r\n $('.elementor-tab-content').css('display', 'none'); }, delay);\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcbd531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"bcbd531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1971\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1971\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Roman Road Trust<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1971\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1971\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Delivering a series of online\/offline workshops for local residents exploring creative responses to heritage by teaching participants how to create their personal heritage trails using augmented reality filters, story telling and how to create merchandise to promote it.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Take a look<a href=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RRT-edit-1.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\"> here<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce5d950 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ce5d950\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RRT-still-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1968\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RRT-still-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RRT-still-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RRT-still-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RRT-still.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a90e658 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a90e658\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48c2a43\" data-id=\"48c2a43\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcf005c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"dcf005c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcc9a61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"dcc9a61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\nvar delay = 100; setTimeout(function() {\r\n$('.elementor-tab-title').removeClass('elementor-active');\r\n $('.elementor-tab-content').css('display', 'none'); }, delay);\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42627ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42627ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Placemaking <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5002059 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5002059\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Kwesi has extensive knowledge of placemaking, real estate and site activation, he solves the problem of empty commercial buildings by repurposing buildings, places and sites into creative and innovative experiences using extended reality, creativity and the circular economy to<\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0reinvigorate town centres and high streets.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\"><strong>Kwesi says <em>&#8216;Successful high streets of the future will be those that focus on the quality time people spend, not solely on how much money they spend&#8217;<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc59e3d elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc59e3d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8177d8\" data-id=\"b8177d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6510fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"b6510fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\nvar delay = 100; setTimeout(function() {\r\n$('.elementor-tab-title').removeClass('elementor-active');\r\n $('.elementor-tab-content').css('display', 'none'); }, delay);\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-879edf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"879edf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1421\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1421\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Folded Space<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1421\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1421\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Folded Space was our first meanwhile project. We bought our trademark of performance, technology, entrepreneurialism and community, steeped in Hip Hop Culture. <\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>The space hosted exhibitions, workshops, debates and fitness classes. A one of a kind community resource . <\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Take a look how we manifest these dynamic spaces by watching the video of 3rd Space. Video for Folded Space Coming soon.<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>This is how we save the community and landlords \u00a31000&#8217;s in hire fees and business rates respectively when partnering with ReSpace Projects Click <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kFS4BlNeBO8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\">Here\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0af6467 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0af6467\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Folded-Space-Spoken-Word-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1977\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Folded-Space-Spoken-Word-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Folded-Space-Spoken-Word-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Folded-Space-Spoken-Word-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Folded-Space-Spoken-Word.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c7847e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"7c7847e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfc8175 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"dfc8175\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\nvar delay = 100; setTimeout(function() {\r\n$('.elementor-tab-title').removeClass('elementor-active');\r\n $('.elementor-tab-content').css('display', 'none'); }, delay);\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-453921c elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"453921c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7251\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7251\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">3rd Space<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7251\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7251\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>3rd Space was The Cultural Assembly&#8217;s second meanwhile occupancy space\u00a0 offered by Saville&#8217;s Estate.\u00a0 we managed and curated this creative space. We used the circular economy to fit it out and offered the space to the creative community. <\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>We invited Trouble Tongues Coffee Lounge to underpin the space. We also programmed and invited curators to develop a whole host of events, workshops and performances.<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>We also saved the landlord and artists 1000&#8217;s in business and hire rates respectively.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Take a look <a href=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3rd-Space-movie.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\">here<\/span><\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36ebef5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36ebef5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3rd-Space-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1978\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3rd-Space-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3rd-Space-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3rd-Space-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3rd-Space.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c6b703 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c6b703\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-289d32a\" data-id=\"289d32a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0fba781\" data-id=\"0fba781\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ed339e elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4ed339e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/culturalassembly\/30min?month=2024-01\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Let's Talk<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-949f6cd\" data-id=\"949f6cd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8f3b79 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"d8f3b79\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/kwesijohnson.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/Header-Website-Showreel.mp4&quot;,&quot;background_play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-background-video-hosted\" role=\"presentation\" autoplay muted playsinline loop><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10e433d elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet\" data-id=\"10e433d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7583e5 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7583e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kwesi Johnson<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-277235a elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"277235a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Creative Director\u00a0 Choreographer | Artrepreneur<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff97887 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff97887\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Evolving the intersection of performance, <br\/>place and technology<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7f3643 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c7f3643\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/culturalassembly\/30min?month=2024-01\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book a call<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad5074e elementor-section-content-middle elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad5074e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7c9fb4\" data-id=\"a7c9fb4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65293ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65293ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Kwesi<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03d3e09 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"03d3e09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"453\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/White-Shirt-3-mid.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1361\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/White-Shirt-3-mid.png 453w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/White-Shirt-3-mid-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ffa23f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5ffa23f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e43d644 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e43d644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kwesi Johnson is\u202fthe Creative Director of The Cultural Assembly. He designs immersive experiences at the intersection of live performance and creative technology.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A progenitor of the international performance genre of Hip Hop Theatre and a pioneer of Augmented Reality art and performance trails.\u00a0 <\/span><\/b><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He draws on over 25 years experience in the creative industries as a performer, Creative Director, Choreographer, Teacher and Mentor to create purpose driven art, cultural and performance events.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">His current project and podcast, Future Creatives, explores a decentralised future of funding, distribution and validation of the arts, entertainment and culture to make it more\u00a0 sustainable and equitable . <\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d0ed77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"9d0ed77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\nvar delay = 100; setTimeout(function() {\r\n$('.elementor-tab-title').removeClass('elementor-active');\r\n $('.elementor-tab-content').css('display', 'none'); }, delay);\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-847e442 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"847e442\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1381\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1381\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1381\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1381\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:176\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Kwesi also has experience in commercial real estate where he turns empty commercial spaces into creative, innovation and performance hubs using the circular economy.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:176\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong> This unique set of skills enables him to facilitate and create in commercial and artistic worlds. <\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:176\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>He is a self motivated creator, not waiting to be picked or given permission. This comes from his deep rooted belief that creativity is one of the highest forms of intelligence and informs the future and the pioneers of the originators of Hip Hop culture, who wanted to create something for the people.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-sourcepos=\"7:1-7:202\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>He is the founder and former Artistic Director of NPO Kompany Malakhi, which he grew it to a six figure funded company. He is also a graduate of\u00a0 DENT&#8217;s Key Person of Influence program supported by\u00a0 The Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM)\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-sourcepos=\"9:1-9:143\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Kwesi says, <\/strong><i>&#8216;It&#8217;s an amazing time to be an artist. We have the tools to reach up to 5.3 billion people who have access to the internet, we can engage them to share our work in the same way you are reading this. <\/i><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-sourcepos=\"9:1-9:143\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><i>We have every opportunity to find our tribe, aligned audiences, funders, supporters and collaborators so that we can guide them to where we feel our work is best experienced.<\/i><\/span><\/p><p data-sourcepos=\"9:1-9:143\">\u00a0<\/p><p data-sourcepos=\"9:1-9:143\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><i>The future is bright if we choose to focus on the light.<\/i><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-sourcepos=\"9:1-9:143\">\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-609d2bc\" data-id=\"609d2bc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-229eebd elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"229eebd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ab9b26\" data-id=\"7ab9b26\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba4c7cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba4c7cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Kwesi Can do For You<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f3fcb1 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f3fcb1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1357c31\" data-id=\"1357c31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-861249f elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"861249f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d5455f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d5455f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CREATE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4d1667 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4d1667\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ideation | Development | Delivery<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-592707c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"592707c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Kwesi has a vast skillset in live and digital performance and events<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff; letter-spacing: 0px;\">Creative Direction<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff; letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Immersive Experience Design<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Choreography\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Direction\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">Trade shows and product launches<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Reviving empty commercial space<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8347f41\" data-id=\"8347f41\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-911b689 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"911b689\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2fb7de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2fb7de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SPEAK<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d27f2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d27f2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Kwesi Speaks About<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97678cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97678cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">The decentralised creator economy<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-e505a45 ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">Sustainable and equitable funding and distribution for the arts, culture and entertainment<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Reinvigorating the High Street with fractional ownership of innovation and creative spaces<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">How DeFi and Blockchain technology\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">can save the subsidised creative industries<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7e3aa9\" data-id=\"d7e3aa9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97ec19a elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"97ec19a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b53253e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b53253e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MENTOR<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e12b8f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e12b8f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Mentoring &amp; Consultancy<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ab4c59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ab4c59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Helping artists, venues and arts organisations to thrive by:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Designing transformative income-generating plans\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Using the new creator economy<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Thinking outside the current system<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Developing an online community<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d61cad1 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d61cad1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a53130\" data-id=\"8a53130\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51e3c61\" data-id=\"51e3c61\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eca56bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"eca56bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/culturalassembly\/30min?month=2024-01\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Let's Talk<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd42fef elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd42fef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ca0a40\" data-id=\"5ca0a40\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e9525d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7e9525d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d5e747 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d5e747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Current Project<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9cc6d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"e9cc6d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\nvar delay = 100; setTimeout(function() {\r\n$('.elementor-tab-title').removeClass('elementor-active');\r\n $('.elementor-tab-content').css('display', 'none'); }, delay);\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64bb412 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"64bb412\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1051\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1051\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Future Creatives<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1051\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1051\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">Revolutionising culture, the arts and entertainment by connecting fans, artists and supporters to decentralise funding, distribution and validation decisions to foster equity, sustainability and diversity.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">Working as a creative practitioner for over 25 years, Kwesi has witnessed the endless iterations, reports and failed promises from the centralised funding, distribution and validation systems for the arts, culture and entertainment. <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">It\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">has done it&#8217;s best but now it is in a state of crises, trying to fix old and new problems with dated solutions, giving the community false hope and in no shape to deal with the present innovation and demands in the arts. <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">For most, it is not fit for purpose or ready to take us into the future. So Kwesi decided to do something about this by offering an alternative.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">It is not until now that we are able as creatives, fans and impact supporters to create an alternative that serves the majority and unlocks the arrested potential in the arts and cultural industries.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">Kwesi believes if we act now there&#8217;s a bright future for the arts and culture.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>At Future Creatives we aim To Use:<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>* Peer to Peer Support<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>* New Technology\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">* The Creator &amp; Ownership Economy<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>*Impact Investment<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>* Fractional (Co) Ownership<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>* Quadratic Funding<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>* Decentralised Finance<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Through:<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>* Incubators<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>* Mastermind Groups<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>* Co Creation and Curation<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Join our community for free<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #00ffff; text-decoration: underline;\"> <a style=\"color: #00ffff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiny.cc\/creativefreedom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; font-size: 14px; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary );\">Listen to the Podcast <\/span><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\"><u style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a style=\"color: #00ffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/future-creatives-107124072?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=postshare_creator&amp;utm_content=join_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Her<\/a>e\u00a0<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">See the landing page<span style=\"color: #00ffff;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold;\"> <a style=\"color: #00ffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/futurecreatives.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Here<\/u><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb65886 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb65886\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Crowd-concert-text-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1939\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Crowd-concert-text-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Crowd-concert-text-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Crowd-concert-text-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Crowd-concert-text-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Crowd-concert-text.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0db0897 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0db0897\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-414b343\" data-id=\"414b343\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99066fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99066fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Projects<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e927f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e927f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kwesi creates timeless projects that incorporate creative, community engagement and education frameworks. <br \/>This allows the projects to be tailored to incorporate ongoing themes with new clients.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1297f0 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1297f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e74db6\" data-id=\"7e74db6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4463f73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4463f73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\nvar delay = 100; setTimeout(function() {\r\n$('.elementor-tab-title').removeClass('elementor-active');\r\n $('.elementor-tab-content').css('display', 'none'); }, delay);\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02d2fc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"02d2fc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2961\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2961\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Up My Street (UMS)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2961\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2961\"><p style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\" data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:176\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">One of the world&#8217;s first Mixed Reality (MR) art and performance trails. Using dance, spoken word, visual art and music to take users on an immersive and interactive journey of curated locations.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\" data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:176\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Using the theme of migration this is a brilliant placemaking and place activation project to bring life to an area and enable communities, businesses, creatives and schools to create something remarkable together.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;\" data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:176\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">Commissioned by Without Walls and the Brighton Festival to create one of\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:176\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">What you see on the video is what the user sees through their phone screen.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:176\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">Click the link <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Brighton-1.mp4\"><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\">here<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">to<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"> see the experience and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/UMS-Final-Explainer-3.mp4\"><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\">here<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">to see how it works as a place activation project<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:176\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b7081b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b7081b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Brum-wall-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1953\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Brum-wall-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Brum-wall-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Brum-wall-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Brum-wall.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebe48ae\" data-id=\"ebe48ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a733bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8a733bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\nvar delay = 100; setTimeout(function() {\r\n$('.elementor-tab-title').removeClass('elementor-active');\r\n $('.elementor-tab-content').css('display', 'none'); }, delay);\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a09eab8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"a09eab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1681\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1681\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Decolonising Memory <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1681\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1681\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Decolonising Memory &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary );\">Digital Bodies In Movement\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">was commissioned by<\/span> The UK Research Institute (UKRI)<span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\"> and a collaboration with<\/span> Bristol University,<span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\"> FENYCE, and former <\/span>Lord Mayor of Bristol, Cleo Lake,<span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\"> resulting in the creation of a mixed reality heritage app and a new memorial dance.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The geo located and site responsive app takes users on a city tour, unveiling its infamous and dark past, while the memorial dance has been performed live in several locations it can also and can be learnt from anywhere in the world via YouTube.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Additionally, the project included a citizen science research component, conducting creative and historical online\/offline workshops within the community. These workshops explored the legacy of Bristol&#8217;s past residents involved in the transatlantic slave trade and how this legacy shapes the city today. The culmination of the project was the creation of both the memorial dance and The Decolonising Memory app.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">See the\u00a0 trailer <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Insta-Movie-Decol-Trailer.mp4\"><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\"><b>here<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">Website <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/decolonisingmemory.co.uk\/\"><strong><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px; color: #00ffff;\">Link<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7169b8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7169b8b\" 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class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e522f9\" data-id=\"1e522f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66cf201 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"66cf201\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\nvar delay = 100; setTimeout(function() {\r\n$('.elementor-tab-title').removeClass('elementor-active');\r\n $('.elementor-tab-content').css('display', 'none'); }, delay);\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-937af5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"937af5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1541\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1541\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Neighbourhood Leap<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1541\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1541\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">An augmented reality placemaking and tourism app. in Fort Worth, Texas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">This project was developed with Amphibian Theatre and enabled local artists to digitize and include their work inside the app. The aim was to allow artists to collaborate with local businesses to increase footfall to the area post COVID.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Kwesi worked with them to understand the business and creative advantages of working with the digital technology should they wish to pursue them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Here is a link explaining how we worked with them and the framework we work with other client who have no previous experience of Augmented Reality.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b><\/b><b><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\"><a style=\"color: #00ffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/leap.mp4\">Click here <\/a><\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">t<\/span><\/span>o see the promo video courtesy of Amphibian Stage Theatre<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5jvpGG0saIs?si=IZRb5i-KOvqZhLlG\"><strong><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\">Click here<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"> to learn about the process.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26ffb9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26ffb9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fort-worth-AR-art-walk-1-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1963\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fort-worth-AR-art-walk-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fort-worth-AR-art-walk-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fort-worth-AR-art-walk-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/fort-worth-AR-art-walk-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4317a7c elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4317a7c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be334be\" data-id=\"be334be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b0c7ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8b0c7ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\nvar delay = 100; setTimeout(function() {\r\n$('.elementor-tab-title').removeClass('elementor-active');\r\n $('.elementor-tab-content').css('display', 'none'); }, delay);\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0782d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"b0782d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1851\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1851\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Augmented Dar\u00a0<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1851\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1851\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Delivering a series of workshops in Dar es Salaam, funded by The British Council. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">We bought artists and creative technologist together to develop an\u00a0 Augmented Reality city tour.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Click <strong><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\"><a style=\"color: #00ffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AugmenteDar-Explainer-V2-1.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here<\/a> <\/span><\/strong>to find out more.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8573b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a8573b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Augmented-Dar-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1967\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Augmented-Dar-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Augmented-Dar-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Augmented-Dar-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Augmented-Dar.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c7ecec\" data-id=\"7c7ecec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab309cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"ab309cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\nvar delay = 100; setTimeout(function() {\r\n$('.elementor-tab-title').removeClass('elementor-active');\r\n $('.elementor-tab-content').css('display', 'none'); }, delay);\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c5d533 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"4c5d533\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8001\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8001\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Imagi <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8001\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8001\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Commissioned by DanceEast who wanted to keep their audience and residents of Ipswich engaged during COVID.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">In collaboration with Creative Technologist FENYCE, and Graffiti Artist Mohammed Ali I developed an interactive window display where the movements of the observer controls the movements on screen.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">The theme explored festivals such as Saturnalia, Yule and the Winter Solstice that have now become collectively known as Christmas.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Take a\u00a0 look<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Imagi.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\">here<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-926764e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"926764e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rosie-Kai-solstice-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1976\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rosie-Kai-solstice-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rosie-Kai-solstice-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rosie-Kai-solstice-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rosie-Kai-solstice.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57d67f1\" data-id=\"57d67f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-869a848 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"869a848\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\nvar delay = 100; setTimeout(function() {\r\n$('.elementor-tab-title').removeClass('elementor-active');\r\n $('.elementor-tab-content').css('display', 'none'); }, delay);\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e4cdd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"7e4cdd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1321\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1321\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Roman Road Trust<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1321\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1321\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Delivering a series of online\/offline workshops for local residents exploring creative responses to heritage by teaching participants how to create their personal heritage trails using augmented reality filters, story telling and how to create merchandise to promote it.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Take a look<a href=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RRT-edit-1.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\"> here<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ed426c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ed426c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RRT-still-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1968\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RRT-still-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RRT-still-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RRT-still-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RRT-still.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23c8b63 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23c8b63\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d604e7\" data-id=\"7d604e7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88feb7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"88feb7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\nvar delay = 100; setTimeout(function() {\r\n$('.elementor-tab-title').removeClass('elementor-active');\r\n $('.elementor-tab-content').css('display', 'none'); }, delay);\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c24f446 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c24f446\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Placemaking <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd92b30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd92b30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Kwesi has extensive knowledge of placemaking, real estate and site activation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">He solves the problem of empty commercial buildings by repurposing buildings, places and sites into creative and innovative experiences using extended reality, creativity and the circular economy to<\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0reinvigorate town centres and high streets.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\"><strong>Kwesi says <em>&#8216;Successful high streets of the future will be those that focus on the quality time people spend, not solely on how much money they spend&#8217;<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58b5f40 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58b5f40\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d28dd43\" data-id=\"d28dd43\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ca437a 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We bought our trademark of performance, technology, entrepreneurialism and community, steeped in Hip Hop Culture. <\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>The space hosted exhibitions, workshops, debates and fitness classes. A one of a kind community resource . <\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Take a look how we manifest these dynamic spaces by watching the video of 3rd Space. Video for Folded Space Coming soon.<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>This is how we save the community and landlords \u00a31000&#8217;s in hire fees and business rates respectively when partnering with ReSpace Projects Click <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kFS4BlNeBO8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\">Here\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa1567c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aa1567c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Folded-Space-Spoken-Word-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1977\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Folded-Space-Spoken-Word-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Folded-Space-Spoken-Word-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Folded-Space-Spoken-Word-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kwesijohnson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Folded-Space-Spoken-Word.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08165f6\" data-id=\"08165f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00a75b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"00a75b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\nvar delay = 100; setTimeout(function() {\r\n$('.elementor-tab-title').removeClass('elementor-active');\r\n $('.elementor-tab-content').css('display', 'none'); }, delay);\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91a71b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"91a71b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1521\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1521\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">3rd Space<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1521\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1521\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>3rd Space was The Cultural Assembly&#8217;s second meanwhile occupancy space\u00a0 offered by Saville&#8217;s Estate.\u00a0 we managed and curated this creative space. 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