Z33 presents: Mae-ling Lokko in Grounds for Return | 26.09.21 - 09.01.22

The work of the Ghanaian-Filipina architectural scientist and researcher Mae-ling Lokko focuses on the reuse of agricultural waste and biomaterials. Grounds for Return brings together her exploration of sustainable and just production chains, with a selection of older and new projects.

To return value to the earth, she investigates alternative forms of building and living together. For example, Lokko uses coconut waste and mycelium (fungal thread) to design large-scale gateways and tunnels at Z33. By using recycled natural resources from Ghana, she aims to reduce the further depletion of exhausted land. 

Grounds for Return consists of a series of installations created specifically for Z33, a mural designed with Nana Afua Pierre Haynes and a table installation developed during her inaugural residency with the Ghanaian artist El Anatsui in Accra and designed in collaboration with the culinary artist and chef Selassie Atadika. 

Curators: Silvia Franceschini, Tim Roerig, Heleen Van Loon
More about Z33, the exhibition or the artist: www.z33.be/en/

Interview: Veerle Ausloos
Camera & montage: Anna Petö (House of Media)