PechaKucha daily

Pecha Kucha Night truly is a global celebration, and one of the latest additions is PKN Mauritius. Vol. 1 was held last week at Le Patio, and here’s what that city’s coordinator, Stephen Ng, had to say:

Coming back to my country after five years in Melbourne — where I discovered Pecha Kucha — I thought Mauritius lacked a lot in creativity, specially amongst designers. That was so wrong. The thing here is that the main authorities don’t do much to encourage us Mauritian designers, which is the main reason why I wanted to organise PKN here. My name is Stephen Ng, young freelance designer and part-time waiter at one of the most hip cafes in town, making Pecha Kucha Night happen in Mauritius!

To my greatest surprise, I met a lot of creative people who were demanding to share their passion, and damn they were good! Volume 1 found designers like Sebastien Langevin and Jonathan Naigon, two of the first students to graduate from a digital arts degree in Mauritius; Elie Bernager, who is an experienced photograph and has worked for various fashion magazines in France; and even better, Veer Gopal, who calls himself a mixologist. He makes “molecular cocktails,” and his slides were absolutely stunning. Emilien Jubeau also impressed us with his conceptual fashion design work.

Stephen promises that PKN Mauritius Vol. 2 will be held sometime in April.

Elie Bernager, photographer.

Sharonne Parfait, photo manipulator.

Veer Gopal, bartender presenting his “molecular cocktails.”

PKN Mauritius ambassador Stephen Ng (left) and an installation by Creation Attitude (right).