Welcome to HMKV's blog.

This blog currently documents a research trip to twelve former Soviet Republics for a new regional project of the Goethe-Institut (2015-17). Earlier entries document the "Afro-Tech and the Future of (Re-)Invention" research trip to Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria (10-25 April 2014, Anne Bergner and Inke Arns), and the INDUSTRIAL on Tour trip to five industrial cities in Poland (27 Sep - 9 Oct 2011, Thibaut de Ruyter, Inke Arns et al.)



Lagos: Maker Faire Africa 2012: "To Be a Maker is Not a Day Job"

Check out these amazing makers: Maker Faire Africa Lagos 2012, organised by Bahy Aboelezz, Emeka Okafor, Henry Barnor, Erik Hersman, Mark Grimes, Ahmed Youssry, Louisa Mekenkamp, Emer Beamer, Linnet Kwamboka, Chika Okafor, Lars Torres, Jennifer Wolfe, Nii Simmonds, Senongo Akpem, http://makerfaireafrica.com/