Blog

All events as well as further interviews, online exhibitions and essays are documented and published on the accompanying TALKING OBJECTS BLOG.

Talk

Artist Talk

On 26 May 2026, following Germaine Acogny’s solo performance Somewhere at the Beginning, an Artist Talk took place as part of the opening of Unexpected Lessons – Knowledges of Body and Sound. Germaine Acogny, Patrick Acogny, and Mansour Ciss Kanakassy discussed their artistic practices in… Read more

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Performance/Artistic Intervention Reading

LA PALABRE Space

The LA PALABRE Space at the KUBUS accompanies the programme of UNEXPECTED LESSONS – Knowledges of the Body and Sound, which explores the plural knowledge of dance, body, and sound. Interdisciplinary perspectives and practitioners from the African continent, the diaspora, and beyond will engage in… Read more

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Sound Performance/Artistic Intervention Knowledge Film

UNEXPECTED LESSONS – Knowledges of Body and Sound

The series UNEXPECTED LESSONS – Knowledges of Body and Sound, which will take place from May 2026 to February 2027 at Radialsystem, explores the plural knowledge of dance, body, and sound. Interdisciplinary perspectives and practitioners from the African continent, the diaspora, and beyond will… Read more

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Decolonize Objects (Re-Evaluation)

TALKING TO OBJECTS

TALKING TO OBJECTS are performative conversations with objects from museum collections. Read more

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Archive (Archive practices)

TALKING OBJECTS ARCHIVE Framework and Manifesto

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

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