Design studio founded by Anya Sirota and Jean Louis Farges, working across architecture, urbanism and scenography. Its projects combine civic use, cultural programming and the reuse of public environments.
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Mobile cultural platform · Detroit, Michigan
Mothership: a mobile platform for local culture
Akoaki’s 2014 Mothership project is a mobile DJ booth and broadcasting platform launched in Detroit’s North End. The studio lists a 350-square-foot scale, ONE Mile Detroit as stakeholder, and support from the Knight Arts Foundation and University of Michigan. Its purpose connects an identifiable object with cultural programming in underused spaces.
Who would program and operate the platform, and which neighborhood venues could host it?
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Performance environment · Detroit, Michigan
Detroit Afrikan Funkestra: scenography rooted in a neighborhood
For the 2016 Detroit Afrikan Funkestra, Akoaki developed a stage using plywood, house paint, glitter and hardware. The open-air opera began at Oakland Avenue Urban Farm with twelve musicians. Its set referenced neighborhood music venues, showing how a temporary environment can carry local cultural history while supporting a live event.
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