‘Nherera’ means ‘without lineage’. No art school! No traditions! The joy of making with others – unorthodox worldviews – fuelled by the fatigue of poverty and extractive nature of contemporary cultures. Working when it is possible, dreaming when it is not.
Take dub for instance. Dub, for nora, is akin to constituency-building in a way. Everyone is allowed to think independently from one another and still participate. Viewing it as a democratic practice or a democratising practice, it can be seen as a tool for teaching people about participation and how individuality can actually expand the group instead of diminishing or compromising it. For nora, constituency-building and democracy are ideas that she’s interested in as an artist because of the way sound, movement, space and the public allow individuals to pursue life, liberty and happiness.
Accessibility is important to nora as she’s committed to access and questions of access, also in regards to philosophical practices that not only place people at the centre but also highlight the anti-colonial and anti-class aspects where everybody should have the right to access artistic practices, art spaces and good art.
nora chipaumire
