FUFU COLLECTIVE - PROJEKT 3

videographer and editor

Published by MD.H news room

On August 23, 2020, with African snacks and Afro-beat DJs, the outdoor screening of a documentary short film was held at the Anomalie Art Club in Berlin, which was made in cooperation with the MD.H Fashion Business Department and the artist group "FuFu Kollektiv". FuFu, which stands for "For Us, For U", is an ethnically diverse group of young artists who have made a name for themselves with their fusion of dance choreography, photography, DJing and visual art.

The students of the Fashion Business Department at MD.H in Berlin set themselves the task of accompanying young African artists and designers from Berlin and providing them with media support. In several weeks of collaboration with the artists of the FuFu collective, who developed their own dance performance for the film, a very personal reportage about the young artists in their adopted country from Berlin was created.

The dancers wear fashion by designer Buki Akomolafe and designer Soji Solarin. Akin Victor, who previously worked for Balenciaga, was hired as a male model. The music for the video was developed by the DJs of the collective and the styling of the hairstyles is due to the artful craft of hairstylist Béanne da Costa.

written by Thomas Mayrhofer - 16th September 2020

Project Participants:

FuFu Kollektiv:
Alvan Msalame Nyambu, Estelle Widmaier, Juel Tekie, Raviva Nsiama, Taya Köller

Designers:
Buki Akomolafe
Soji Solarin

Models:
Akin Victor
Alice Ranarison

Hairstyling:
Béanne Da Costa

Videography of the performance/
Editor:
Valerie J M Tengelmann

Students:  Amy Leon Diaz, Akihiro-Elis Erker, Celina Scherr, Clemens Kramer, Felicitas Thiele, Florian Schulz, Kristina Kröhle, Laura von Brühl-Rauls, Lilly Korthals, Lisa Herrfeld, Naomi Da Costa, Noah Kächelin, Renke de Buhr, Robert Hauf, Sophia Kohr, Vivienne Weilbach