™ETH Zürich
Curation
14.05.2024
Zurich, Switzerland
IMAMOU Exhibition
with Collegium Helveticum Senior Fellow and author, Kettly Mars
The exhibition curated in collaboration with Afrinova director Keabetswe Boccomino reflects on the themes and topics covered in the literary module by award-winning Haitian author Kettly Mars.
To accompany Mars’ module on Haitian literature, arts and spiritualities the IMAMOU explores the role of water as a symbol of liberation and empowerment throughout Haiti’s historical and contemporary contexts.
Taking the mystical boat IMAMOU as a starting point, this exhibition looks at the artistic and literary expressions of Haitian spiritualities linked to the sea, departure, navigation and (re)beginning. What stories do the waters tell? What images, texts and rituals enable Haitians to (re)connect with ancestors and with nature, to heal the individual and collective traumas of past colonial violence, and to cope with everyday demands such as political instability, the movement of land and bodies, and the effects of global warming that are transforming the maritime ecosystem?
Exhibiting Artists: Laura Arminda Kingsley, Sasha Huber and Tessa Mars.
Vernissage: 14.05.24
16:15 Film Screening & Discussion on Diapositives with Kettly Mars and filmmaker Madafi Pierre
- Collegium Helveticum Semper Sternwarte der ETH Meridian Saal Schmelzbergstrasse 25 8006 Zurich
19:00 Guided tour of the exhibition with curator Keabetswe Boccomino followed by an Apéro
- University of Zurich Institute of Romance Studies Zürichbergstrasse 88032 Zürich
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IMAMOU Exhibition
with Collegium Helveticum Senior Fellow and author, Kettly Mars
The exhibition curated in collaboration with Afrinova director Keabetswe Boccomino reflects on the themes and topics covered in the literary module by award-winning Haitian author Kettly Mars.
To accompany Mars’ module on Haitian literature, arts and spiritualities the IMAMOU explores the role of water as a symbol of liberation and empowerment throughout Haiti’s historical and contemporary contexts.
Taking the mystical boat IMAMOU as a starting point, this exhibition looks at the artistic and literary expressions of Haitian spiritualities linked to the sea, departure, navigation and (re)beginning. What stories do the waters tell? What images, texts and rituals enable Haitians to (re)connect with ancestors and with nature, to heal the individual and collective traumas of past colonial violence, and to cope with everyday demands such as political instability, the movement of land and bodies, and the effects of global warming that are transforming the maritime ecosystem?
Exhibiting Artists: Laura Arminda Kingsley, Sasha Huber and Tessa Mars.
Vernissage: 14.05.24
16:15 Film Screening & Discussion on Diapositives with Kettly Mars and filmmaker Madafi Pierre
- Collegium Helveticum Semper Sternwarte der ETH Meridian Saal Schmelzbergstrasse 25 8006 Zurich
19:00 Guided tour of the exhibition with curator Keabetswe Boccomino followed by an Apéro
- University of Zurich Institute of Romance Studies Zürichbergstrasse 88032 Zürich
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We Are Still Here
Group Exhibition
13.06 - 18.06.2023
Basel, Switzerland
We Are Still Here Exhibition
How are we looking at our pasts to better understand our present moment in order to influence our futures?
Our group exhibition, We Are Still Here, explores this question through the independent voices of contemporary African and diaspora artists.
In this present intersection of hybrid realities & identities, we invite our audience to reflect on what it means to be custodians of heritage. What kind of world emerges when people tap into a new era of creation outside of validated systems?
Inspired by the text with the same title - written by Zimbabwean archaeologist Ashton Sinamai - WE ARE STILL HERE, affirms through various artistic mediums, the inherent nature and influence of African knowledge systems embedded within the contemporary art world.
By delving into the concept of heritage, the exhibition offers us the collective opportunity to redirect our gaze, look within and build new pools of knowledge curated by us through us.
An interdisciplinary showcase of the intrinsic creativity and esoteric methods of knowledge passed down through generations to acknowledge the simple fact that 'we stand on the shoulders of giants.'
Our artists share a new context to the continent's rich culture, and we get to experience some of the many ways heritage continues to inform and influence their realities.
Exhibiting Artists: Afroscope, Cherry-Ann Davids, Kwaku Opoku, Laura Arminda Kingsley, Mpho Mokgadi, Ntshepe Tsekere Bopape (Mo Laudi), Nyahan Tachie Menson, Teddy Pratt and Valerie Etitinwo.
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We Are Still Here Exhibition
How are we looking at our pasts to better understand our present moment in order to influence our futures?
Our group exhibition, We Are Still Here, explores this question through the independent voices of contemporary African and diaspora artists.
In this present intersection of hybrid realities & identities, we invite our audience to reflect on what it means to be custodians of heritage. What kind of world emerges when people tap into a new era of creation outside of validated systems?
Inspired by the text with the same title - written by Zimbabwean archaeologist Ashton Sinamai - WE ARE STILL HERE, affirms through various artistic mediums, the inherent nature and influence of African knowledge systems embedded within the contemporary art world.
By delving into the concept of heritage, the exhibition offers us the collective opportunity to redirect our gaze, look within and build new pools of knowledge curated by us through us.
An interdisciplinary showcase of the intrinsic creativity and esoteric methods of knowledge passed down through generations to acknowledge the simple fact that 'we stand on the shoulders of giants.'
Our artists share a new context to the continent's rich culture, and we get to experience some of the many ways heritage continues to inform and influence their realities.
Exhibiting Artists: Afroscope, Cherry-Ann Davids, Kwaku Opoku, Laura Arminda Kingsley, Mpho Mokgadi, Ntshepe Tsekere Bopape (Mo Laudi), Nyahan Tachie Menson, Teddy Pratt and Valerie Etitinwo.
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HeritageConcept
Art & Culture Program
13.06 - 30.06.2023
Basel, Switzerland
Afrinova X Afrobasel Verein
We are happy to announce the launch of HeritageConcept!! A collaborative community intervention that aims to seamlessly connect creativity, culture, and heritage to usher in a diasporic cultural experience in the vibrant city of Basel.
HeritageConcept taps into the interconnected culture of creativity to offer an experience uniquely positioned at the intersection of an evolving community, creative industry and global conversation.
The month-long program showcases African heritage and culture through diverse artists, speakers, DJs, and community collaborations. We invite both local and international communities to engage with the rich and diverse creative voices of people of African descent. Some of the HeritageConcept include Group Exhibition, Community Activations and Night Life Experiences.
Visit www.heritageconcept.co Program for more.
Afrinova X Afrobasel Verein
We are happy to announce the launch of HeritageConcept!! A collaborative community intervention that aims to seamlessly connect creativity, culture, and heritage to usher in a diasporic cultural experience in the vibrant city of Basel.
HeritageConcept taps into the interconnected culture of creativity to offer an experience uniquely positioned at the intersection of an evolving community, creative industry and global conversation.
The month-long program showcases African heritage and culture through diverse artists, speakers, DJs, and community collaborations. We invite both local and international communities to engage with the rich and diverse creative voices of people of African descent. Some of the HeritageConcept include Group Exhibition, Community Activations and Night Life Experiences.
Visit www.heritageconcept.co Program for more.
Museum Rietberg
Artist Residency
03.2023 - 08.2023
Zürich, Switzerland
Look Closer: Black Art-ist Residency
Afrinova X Museum Rietberg - Introducing the Black Art(ist) residency program in partnership with Museum Rietberg.
The 5-month artist residency forms part of the museum's exhibition ‘Look Closer – African Art in the Hans Himmelheber archives’.
Working across multiple disciplines artists Titilayo Adebayo (NewKyd), Cherry-Ann Davis and Teddy Pratt will contribute to the sociocritical and decolonial topics introduced through the archives.
The `Look Closer` exhibition deconstructs the colonial archive to ask questions like:
“How does knowledge about the production of art in Africa come about? What do words like “art” and “artist” actually mean? What is the role of African agents and perspectives in the production of this knowledge?”
#BlackArtIST forms part of Afrinova’s ongoing discourse with the museum concerned with redefining and exploring new concepts to which African art is portrayed and understood.
Moderation: Larissa Tiki Mbassi
Program Curators: Keabetswe Boccomino and Jonas Lendenmann
No registration required. Ticket included in the regular entrance fee of the museum. Free entry for Zurich Art Weekend VIP guests.
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Look Closer: Black Art-ist Residency
Afrinova X Museum Rietberg - Introducing the Black Art(ist) residency program in partnership with Museum Rietberg.
The 5-month artist residency forms part of the museum's exhibition ‘Look Closer – African Art in the Hans Himmelheber archives’.
Working across multiple disciplines artists Titilayo Adebayo (NewKyd), Cherry-Ann Davis and Teddy Pratt will contribute to the sociocritical and decolonial topics introduced through the archives.
The `Look Closer` exhibition deconstructs the colonial archive to ask questions like:
“How does knowledge about the production of art in Africa come about? What do words like “art” and “artist” actually mean? What is the role of African agents and perspectives in the production of this knowledge?”
#BlackArtIST forms part of Afrinova’s ongoing discourse with the museum concerned with redefining and exploring new concepts to which African art is portrayed and understood.
Moderation: Larissa Tiki Mbassi
Program Curators: Keabetswe Boccomino and Jonas Lendenmann
No registration required. Ticket included in the regular entrance fee of the museum. Free entry for Zurich Art Weekend VIP guests.
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Regionale 23 - Visarte Region Basel
Curation
26.11.2022 – 01.01.2023
Basel, Switzerland
Afrinova Director Keabetswe Boccomino was invited by Visarte Region Basel’s to create a concept and curate for the Regionale23 exhibition festival.
Take Back Your Keys group exhibition features art by seven artists from diverse backgrounds who share their own interpretations of "limiting notions".
It observes a deeper consideration of how our worlds are constructed and what this means when seeking to find our place within it.
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Afrinova Director Keabetswe Boccomino was invited by Visarte Region Basel’s to create a concept and curate for the Regionale23 exhibition festival.
Take Back Your Keys group exhibition features art by seven artists from diverse backgrounds who share their own interpretations of "limiting notions".
It observes a deeper consideration of how our worlds are constructed and what this means when seeking to find our place within it.
Learn More