An art movement built on ancestral wisdom | Jackie Lebo
TED Talks Daily1 Des 2025

An art movement built on ancestral wisdom | Jackie Lebo

"How are the children? How are the cattle? Is it raining?" Filmmaker Jackie Lebo discovered the meaning of this traditional greeting when she and nine other artists explored Turkana, an isolated part of Kenya where the discovery of oil has disrupted pastoral life. Through film, photography and music, she and musicians Elizabeth Korikel and Eddie Grey share the deep cultural roots of art — and highlight the true connectedness of humanity.

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