Financial Partner: African Futures InstituteWith support from Nairobi City County
What is Brikicho
Call for Creatives & Research
Each cycle begins with a question about something unseen or ignored and then moves into open calls.
Public Exhibition & Programming
A multi-week public exhibition at an accessible venue. Artist talks, portfolio clinics, screenings, panel discussions, and community events designed to bridge practitioners, audiences, and institutions.
Archive & Publication
Every cycle produces a zine, catalogue essay, or research report — written in accessible language, designed to travel, and archived for the long term.
Curatorial Statement
The African Precedent
From fractals to monuments; courtyard houses to nomadic structures; Africa has a rich history of architectural brilliance. What does learning from the past look like especially in African Architecture Schools?
Who shapes built space?
Who designs the spaces we live and gather in? How does this shape access to contemporary architectural practice on the continent. What prejudice exists about Africa's Built Environment?
On Craft
The beauty of the handmade and its place in contemporary architectural practice.
Programming
Built Futures Atlas
Built Futures Atlas is a civic memory system that maps African architecture through stories, images, and spatial knowledge shared across generations.
For Brikicho 2026, it offers a living archive of built forms, craft, and everyday spatial intelligence, revealing how communities have long designed, built, and adapted to their environments.
Be part of the story
Step into Brikicho — sell in it, wander through it, or stand alongside the people who make it possible.
New zines will be added throughout the exhibition. Check back regularly for the latest releases.
Why a 5 pack?
Chobo publishes short-form, accessible but rigorous zines in bundles of five. This bundle model is intentional: it transforms readers into distributors, turning circulation into a communal act rather than a commercial transaction. A single purchase sends zines into living rooms, matatu stages, school libraries, community archives, and artists' collectives. Each bundle becomes a micro-network of knowledge production. In a country where traditional publishing infrastructures remain out of reach for most young artists and writers, this distribution strategy is as much a political intervention as it is a logistical one.
(bri.ki.cho: ba.ntu.re) noun.
The Kenyan version of Hide & Seek.
(see also: Marco Polo)
Register to attend.
Registration is open. Secure your exhibition pass for 3rd – 30th September 2026, Nairobi.
THE WISDOM OF SEEDSAn African Art Agenda exhibition on Art, Architecture, and Archive. 3rd – 30th September 2026, Nairobi.Nairobi, Kenya