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Es Devlin and Ekow Eshun on Belonging, Otherness and Identity | The BoF Podcast

Artist and stage designer Es Devlin and writer Ekow Eshun explore how confronting personal biases and grappling with ‘otherness’ can fundamentally alter our understanding of self and community.
Two people on a stage having a conversation. The person on left is Caucausian with brown hair and is wearing a yellow jumper. The person on the right is Black, wearing a black blazer and t-shirt and is holding a book.
Devlin and Eshun investigate how “otherness” shapes our sense of belonging. (Getty Images for BoF)

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