Executive Director

Orsod Malik

Orsod Malik is a UK-based Sudani curator, writer, content producer and digital strategist. He is the founder of @code__switch an archive/continuum of radical internationalism dedicated to drawing links between anticolonial struggles and thought across space and time. Orsod’s curatorial practice focuses on developing methods to explore cultural and political entanglements found in the materials he works with. Orsod is the Curator and Digital Strategist at the International Curators Forum, and was the 2021 Archivist-in-Resident at the Library of Africa and the African Diaspora (LOATAD).

Head of Programmes

Harriet Fleuriot

Harriet is an artist and producer. Her art often includes film, performance and sculpture, and is sometimes made in collaboration with other artists. Harriet has experience in the production of films, exhibitions, events, training and artists’ opportunities, working alongside artists and with organisations focused on supporting arts and culture.

Fundraising and Operations Manager

Ilze Rieba

Ilze is an experienced Arts Administrator and Project Manager with over 15 years of experience spanning across the arts, charity, health-care and start-up sectors. She has a Master’s Degree in Arts Administration and Cultural Policy from Goldsmiths, University of London and a Bachelor’s degree in Cultural Theory from the Latvian Academy of Culture.

Admin Assistant

Tayyab Amin

Tayyab is a Leeds-based arts and culture professional with a background spanning the music, literature and tech sectors. He is an editor at non-profit, independent music platform Truants and co-founded Season, a series of community-oriented nightlife events. His writing has been featured in The Guardian, The Wire and more, and has performed as a DJ across the UK.