In this episode, Ayishat Akanbi explores her Photographic Memories: the work of Joshua Kissi and Mary Ellen Mark.
Ayishat is a London-based stylist working with musical artists including Labyrinth as well as being featured in publications like GQ and Dazed. We first met around a decade ago on a job for a menswear brand and over the past few years, I observed a shift in her online presence as she began to share her complex contemplations with the world. She has now built a following as a kind of modern day philosopher, speaking on programs for the BBC, Channel 4 and CNN around topics such as identity politics, feminism and cancel culture.
Ayishat is due to release her first book ‘The Awokening‘ on Orion books in 2022.
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Timestamps
05:00 Joshua Kissi, co-founder of The Street Etiquette
07:00 The Collegiate Revival
09:45 Ayishat’s Personal Style
12:00 Gabor Maté and The Body Keeps The Score
25:00 Mary Ellen Mark
Mary Ellen Mark, Tiny holding Papas, Seattle, 1983 
Mary Ellen Mark, Rayshon and Erin on the couch, Seattle, 1999 
Mary Ellen Mark, Erin holding Kayteonna with Julian, E’Mari, and Ranaja on the couch, Seattle, 2004 
25:30 Streetwise, 1984
26:00 The Life of Erin Blackwell, 2016
30:00 Mary Ellen Mark’s Celebrity Portraits
40:00 The Awokening: Clarity, Culture and Identity in the Web of Chaos
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