How I turn joy into art | Yinka Ilori
Summary
Artist Yinka Ilori explores how joy is transgenerational, inherited from family, community, and heritage rather than individually achieved. Drawing on his Nigerian roots and London upbringing, he uses visual storytelling to transform shared memories into symbolic art. Ilori argues that by recognizing and sharing these inherited seeds of joy, we can pass them on to future generations.
Topics discussed
Intro: The nature of joy and Yinka Ilori's work
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Yinka Ilori's background and family heritage
Community rituals and inherited joy
Visual storytelling and harvesting joy
Instagram experiment on symbols of joy
Transgenerational joy and passing it on
Outro and credits
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