Carved Papua New Guinean mask from the collection

Collette&Co

Art · Culture · Curation

Connecting objects, stories,
people and ideas.

An independent cultural practice working across art, curation, storytelling and creative projects.

A life shaped by

Creativity
and culture.

Raised between Namibia, Cape Town and South America, my perspective was shaped early by different landscapes, cultures and ways of seeing.

Later years living and working in Paris, London and New York — and time spent immersed in the cultural life of Cuba — deepened an enduring engagement with art, ideas and creative communities.

Now based in the UK, I bring these strands together through an independent practice focused on art, curation, cultural storytelling and creative projects.

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Examining an object from the collection

Objects
Stories
People
Ideas

Carved oval shield from the collection

Current project

A collection
in transition

African & Oceanic Art · Material Culture

I am currently documenting, researching and overseeing the next chapter of an extensive private collection of African and Oceanic art and material culture assembled over several decades during the twentieth century.

Selected objects will become available to collectors, galleries, specialists and institutions.

Carved West African headrest
DetailWest African Headrest

Stories from the collection

Every object has a story.

As I work through the collection, I am writing about what I discover — the objects, their histories, the people who made and collected them, and the questions that arise when a collection passes from one generation to another.

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