Dr. Christine Vogt William, Dr. Epifania Amoo-Adare and Ann-Marie Ellmann on knowledge-making

Abstract

Abstract: In this episode of the Cluster Conversations, host Dr. Christine Vogt-William sits down with the Cluster's artist fellows Dr. Epifania Amoo-Adare and Ann-Marie Ellmann for a thought-provoking exchange on knowledge-making, creative research practices, and navigating the spaces between disciplines. Together, they explore how intellectual curiosity, personal experience, and collaborative inquiry shape their work within the Cluster – and beyond. Tune in for an inspiring conversation that blends reflection, insight, and a touch of scholarly playfulness.

People & roles

Guest(s): Vogt-William, Christine; Amoo-Adare, Epifania; Ellmann, Ann-Marie

Origins & context

Title: Dr. Christine Vogt William, Dr. Epifania Amoo-Adare and Ann-Marie Ellmann on knowledge-making
Language: English
Podcast series: Cluster Conversations
Date: November 14, 2025

Rights & access

Extent: 59 minutes, 12 seconds

Identifiers & sources

has URL: https://www.africamultiple.uni-bayreuth.de/en/1_4-Public-engagement_-engagement1/Podcasts/ClusterConversations/Episode-33/index.html

Further details

Episode number: 33

Full text

[music] Speaker 1: Cluster Conversations, a podcast by Africa Multiple. Speaker 1: Well, welcome everybody to our cluster podcast. And today we have the lovely sort of plan to have a conversation with two artist fellows who are part of the Tandem Artist Fellowship here for the cluster. This is a pioneer event, the very first tandem program. And I have the great honour of hosting Annemarie Elman from South Africa and Epifania Amuadari from Ghana and the UK. These two particular artist fellows have been working here at the University of Bayreuth for the past three months on their particular artist project entitled Who Is Lucy Woman Native Other. And they work with a particular central question and that is what is Africa to you? Now, we will just sort of jump right in. We had the exhibition opening on Wednesday, 23 July 2025, and it was quite the experience. I'd just like to sort of ask our two artist fellows, how do you feel after setting up that amazing piece of work in no less amazing space, which is the FZA building here at the University of Bayreuth campus? Who would like to begin? Annemarie, Epifania, are you ready? Speaker 2: Yeah, ready for the next one. I'll say how I feel. And just loving the opportunity that has been given to us to do this piece of work together, but not only with ourselves and the ideas that we have about life and the texts that we love to read and the films we love to watch, but also with others within the Bayreuth community, not only within the FZR building, but also with Igalewa House folk and even beyond that with the school, right, with the Gymnasium Christian Ernestinum School and some students studying art there. So yeah, it's just been wonderful really, is what I will have to say. Annemarie, do you have anything to add to that? Speaker 3: Yeah, we had a moment just before we walked up saying we haven't congratulated one another actually. And yeah, it's actually quite wonderful. I think I was so in the thick of it and how I felt… Read the full text about 8,822 words