‘You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty’ by Akwaeke Emezi
Aim: Celebrate Black love and embody the experience of the lead character of Akwaeke Emezi’s Sunday Times Bestseller; a black female artist on a healing journey.
Audience: Black women 20s+
Client: Faber Books
Partner: Dark Matter Marketing
Artistic Solution: Drawing on my own experience, I presented on the power of engaging in art to support self-discovery, self-love and acceptance. I then created a joyful environment to foster free expression, and encouraged guests to create artworks that reflected the meaning they’d taken from the book and cover art.
Workshop date: May 2022
Impact & Testimonials
Black love.
Black expression.
Black joy.
Black love. Black expression. Black joy.
Survey results showed an overall improvement in feelings of self-efficacy and hope as participants opened up to themselves and each other, creating an inspiring environment.
“Thank you Birungi. We simply CANNOT WAIT to collaborate with you again. What you create in your workshops is nothing short of magic! ✨🎨❤️”