Women at Work

Intuitive is a word often applied within the spirituality algorithm of ‘feminine energy’. Said to be a quality that deals with one tapping into the inner senses to get answers to questions not necessarily easy to ascertain from an objective means. It’s often asserted that "Women are more intuitive and men are more logical". A general assumption widely accepted in our modern day collective consciousness (specifically in Western ideology). I would argue that it is massively misleading as men and women have male and female behavioural characteristics and can embody both these qualities at varying measurements necessary to tap into at an appropriate time.

We are said to grab from our left part of our brain when doing more logical thinking, calculations or orderliness and the right hemisphere to create and imagine. Interestingly, males are said to have more blood flow to the left hemisphere on the whole whilst women have activity measured in more areas in both hemispheres.

For a tenuously linked example let’s look at a Mansa hArts upcoming co curation project "Young Gifted and Black". A two week photographic exhibition taking place this December 2025 at The Africa Centre. Birth child of prolific logical and innovative phenomenon, Zaira Rasool and me, multi disciplinary artist and co-founder of Mansa hArts Stella B! The intuitive and the logic working adjacent to each other for the formulation of a soon to be epic exhibition as we agreed to come together to throw attention on a bigger picture. Cultural identity, empowerment, representation and platforming. Curation is new to both of us, well newish… I had my solo exhibition at The Africa Centre in 2024 called Hidden Histories, Goldframing Women in the Revolution which I ended up self curating for lack of funding. I learned a lot!

Panel Discussion on Why Women are less mentioned than Men in Black History at The Africa Centre as part of Stella B Solo Exhibition.

Tapping into a heavy truck load of intuition, trust and researching, pulling from the exhibitions that I’d attended over the years, working with amazing artist friends and going with what felt right whilst problem solving on the job. It was a roaring success. Teaching me that gut feeling is not to be played with, but instead to apply logic and practical reasoning to in order to execute the perfect outcome. SOLD OUT events, sales of prints and a solid reputation for excellent work! This was what motivated the conversation to happen about the Exhibition with Zaira who was present at my opening and closing nights.

Zaira Rasool

I would describe Zaira Rasool is a Taaffeite, a rare gem whose exuberance is undeniable when it comes to bringing a spark of excitement to a conversation. Her eclectic upbringing sees her geographic journey reach a whole other time zone as part of her upbringing was in Australia. Eventually settling in the UK in her teens. That wide perspective of life as an Indian and Pakistan heritaged individual who even spent time in Kashmir during the war. These personal challenges overcoming identity crisis and societal transgressions made her the caring person she needed to be to tap into her own strengths and pivot from a career in community and Youth Work into qualifying as a coder during the 2020 world reset. She spent a significant amount of time in Gambia and travels there regularly to keep up the pace of her NGO code roots. This is how she met the extraordinarily talented Malick Njei

Zaira Rasool in Gambia

Upon reviewing the works of Malick from Zaira’s recommendation I intuitively knew that my younger brother Daniel Bell-Gam had to be a part of the exhibit. Their work was so aligned it made perfect sense. They were capturing the flavours, richness, melanin and sweetness within hair texture, water, and snapped action. Telling colourful stories (even when in black and white) of their friends and colleagues in Nigeria and Gambia.

Young Gifted and African Exhibits at The Africa Centre December 2025

So we got the dates booked for December with The Africa Centre. That was in March 2025 and now we have reached a point of high pressure. It’s October already and navigating financial costs of our first photographic curation on our internal knowing is not where it’s at anymore. Our intuition got us to this point and now we need more than just the gut feeling, we need… chat gpt. Well at least to we needed it to help apply for the National Lottery Funding we got after its second submission. (This is a prophecy). The world impacting tool is incredibly helpful, a resource we were thankful for despite a lot of "intuitive resistance " when the AI first arrived on the scene. Logic has kicked now and we are using the intelligence…well… intelligently.

The pressure is on! I personally have been using the extra fire to push my level of social interactions and networking essential for curative work. Recommendations, advice, services all require people and the right ones have really helped us make this work possible. We still want support so please do connect via the email address if there is some scope for assistance. We’re extremely grateful!

Thank you to everyone who has helped Zaira and I to make our vision a reality. By supporting this gofundme campaign, you have made this dream a successful destination we have seen and we are excited for you to view the wonderful works in real life at the Africa Centre this December from the 4th Dec till the 19th December.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/young-gifted-and-african-exhibition-at-the-africa-centre

Working in partnership with Zaira has been … balanced. There’s a natural understanding and rhythm between women who are equally capable of achieving using both logic and intuition rather seamlessly. Our world views are matched. I also had some developmental years living in Nigeria which widened my perception and perspective of reality. We both took to youth work in our 20s and have been journaling our souls trauma in the form of poetry for the longest time. We’re both performing poets and now we are embarking on co-curating for two artists we want to see shine globally. Intuition tells me; it’s going to be exceptional. The Exhibition of 2025!

Stella Bee Performing At Out The Window Primrose Hill 2025

Young Gifted and African will be at The Africa Centre Feeny Gallery December 2025. See you there!

Peace by Stella Bee 💓

If you would like to work with Mansa Harts on a project or event, connect with us via email at mansaharts@protonmail.com