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
Das Imaginäre: Thematic tour with Jeanne Mizero Nzakizabandi (Art educator and curator, Frankfurt / Main) . At KINDL – Centre for Contemporary Art (in the exhibition Ré-imaginer le passé, M2), Saturday, May 25. 14:00 h. Am Sudhaus 3, Berlin-Neukölln, In German. Free Admission + Registration needed. Read more
Internal TALKING OBJECTS ARCHIVE-Workshops with Groupe d'Action et d'Étude Critique Africa/GAEC at GAEC Community Centre, Saint-Louis, Senegal. Read more
As a partner in the development of the TALKING OBJECTS ARCHIVE, GAEC's project « Esprit des Objets - Objets des Esprit » deals with a collection of West African objects from the Musée Théodore Monod (Dakar) curated for the TALKING OBJECTS ARCHIVE. GAEC is establishing an exhibition « Les yeux de… Read more
“Critical thinking is the slow cooking of the soul”: Lecture by Nikita Dhawan (Political scientist, Berlin) and María do Mar Castro Varela (Political scientist, Berlin). At KINDL – Centre for Contemporary Art (in the exhibition Ré-imaginer le passé, M2), Wednesday, May 8, 19:00 h. Am Sudhaus 3,… Read more
READING SESSION with C& Center of Unfinished Business. Moderated by Celina Baljeet Basra. At KINDL – Centre for Contemporary Art (in the exhibition Ré-imaginer le passé, M2), Friday, April 26, 18:00 h. Am Sudhaus 3, Berlin-Neukölln. In German and English. Free admission. Read more
The TALKING OBJECTS ARCHIVE is a digital platform looking at questions of decolonial knowledge production and will be launched in December 2024. Read more