We are pleased to share that the digital launch of the TALKING OBJECTS ARCHIVE took place on January 17, 2025. Read more
African Digital Heritage created this Archive Framework and Manifesto in 2023 as a map that will guide us through the process of designing, implementing and succeeding the TALKING OBJECTS ARCHIVE, which will be launched by the end of 2024. The Manifesto will form the basis on which the technical and… Read more
In 2024, Karwitha Kirimi was part of the TALKING OBJECTS residency programme through which the artist created the work "Muuga? Grief is a portal; bring your heart, i’ll bring the water" which was shown within the exhibition "The Cosmologies of Objects" at Villa 102 – KfW Stiftung in Frankfurt. Read more
Adam Yawe's artwork "Mahindi Choma #1" was presented within the exhibition "The Cosmologies of Objects" at Villa 102 – KfW Stiftung in Frankfurt. Read more
Élise Fitte-Duval's artwork series “Allégorie pour une femme puissante” was presented within the exhibition “The Cosmologies of Objects” at Villa 102 – KfW Stiftung in Frankfurt. Read more
A performative conversation with objects from the collection of the Musée Théodore Monod. Read more
The exhibition Ré-imaginer le passé, curated by Mahret Ifeoma Kupka, Isabel Raabe, Ibou C. Diop and Malick Ndiaye, closes tomorrow, 28 July. Part of the exhibition was the sound work ‘Memory of Understanding’ by the artist Elsa M'Bala, which investigates present and future archives and uses… Read more
With only a few days remaining until the end of the exhibition Ré-imaginer le passé at the KINDL — Centre for Contemporary Art, we would like to present to you the outdoor installation "Au-delàs des mers" by Fatou Kandé Senghor. Mahret Ifeoma Kupka, Isabel Raabe, Ibou C. Diop, and Malick Ndiaye are… Read more
The baobab création initiative brought together young designers from Senegal, Ivory Coast, and Germany to reinterpret traditional African textiles, showcased in an exhibition highlighting innovative designs inspired by Mandjack and Serer weaving techniques. Their work is still displayed at the KINDL… Read more
There are only a few days left until the exhibition Ré-imaginer le passé closes at the KINDL — Centre for Contemporary Art, and that's why we want to present you the mobile reading room of C& Center of Unfinished Business. Ré-imaginer le passé is curated by Mahret Ifeoma Kupka, Isabel Raabe, Ibou… Read more
Screening of three video works from Uriel Orlow's Theatrum Botanicum series, followed by a conversation between the artist and Isabel Raabe. At Spore Initiative, Hermannstr. 86, 12051 Berlin. In English & free Admission. Read more
Uriel Orlow's Soil Affinities explores the historical and contemporary agricultural ties between Senegal and France, tracing these connections through nonlinear video images, photographs, and archival materials. The installation is on display at the KINDL - Centre for Contemporary Art until July 28,… Read more
The exhibition Ré-imaginer le passé at the KINDL - Centre for Contemporary Art is showing Caroline Gueye's work Poussière de lune, which consists of a secret ESA plastic recipe and moon dust, until 28 July 2024. Gueye, an artist and astrophysicist, often integrates elements of astrophysics into her… Read more
Sound Performance & Conversation with the Artist moderated by Ibou C. Diop. At the KINDL – Centre for Contemporary Art (M0) Am Sudhaus 3, Berlin-Neukölln. In English & German, Free admission. Read more
Objects are archives — Memories and stories are stored in the object’s materiality and shape, in their traces of use and functions, in their sound and smell. How can we uncover this knowledge? The exhibition “The Cosmologies of Objects”, which opens on July 3 at KfW Villa 102 in Frankfurt, deals… Read more
Ibrahima Thiam’s installation Déekilate, inspired by nature's unseen forces, merges the sacred with art. He transitioned from economics to photography, exploring archives, memory, and African myths. Read more
The think tank in Frankfurt deals with the cosmologies of objects and focuses on three main topics materiality, spirituality and gendered objects. It takes place from the 3 July to the 6 July in Frankfurt am Main. Read more
Mansour Ciss Kanakassy has lived in Berlin since the early 1990s and his works explore the dynamic of power derived from the colonial era as well as pre-colonial African knowledge and its symbolism. Read more
Food and Discussions, in German and English. At Berlin Global Village, Am Sudhaus 2, 12053 Berlin. June 14, 18.00 h Read more
Viyé Diba, known for using recycled and local materials, created the installation “Synthèse” during the TALKING OBJECTS LAB residency in 2021 at Musée Théodore Monod in Dakar — today it is on view at the KINDL — Centre for Contemporary Art, Berlin. Read more
Nathalie Anguezomo Mba Bikoro's Obeah explores the grief of Andrea Manga Bell, former queen of Douala, following the murder of her son, Prince José Emmanuel Berroa Manga Bell in 1947, and is currently on view at the KINDL — Centre for Contemporary Art, Berlin. Read more