This year, 1-54 Forum returns after a brief hiatus and honours its founder, Koyo Kouoh. The 2025 edition is led by RAW Material Company, also founded by Kouoh Kouoh who have curated a day of artistic and discursive convening in tribute to her legacy. Threaded through the programme is the idea of institution building as a curatorial practice a tenet central to Kouoh’s work and a continuing pillar of the Forum. Across opening reflections, conversations, and artistic gestures, invited guests consider how cultural infrastructures can be imagined, sustained, and shared.
This year, 1-54 Forum returns after a brief hiatus and honours its founder, Koyo Kouoh. The 2025 edition is led by RAW Material Company, also founded by Kouoh Kouoh who have curated a day of artistic and discursive convening in tribute to her legacy. Threaded through the programme is the idea of institution building as a curatorial practice a tenet central to Kouoh’s work and a continuing pillar of the Forum. Across opening reflections, conversations, and artistic gestures, invited guests consider how cultural infrastructures can be imagined, sustained, and shared.