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Comédie?Humaine 21st
The East African country of Burundi has been entrenched in political crisis for years, marked by human rights violations, despotism and violent protests between opponents and supporters of the regime. How do people live from day to day in an...
That, Around Which The Universe Revolves
Rhythm exists wherever space, time and energy intersect, according to the late French sociologist and philosopher Henri Lefebvre in his book Rhythmanalysis . Rhythm is an inherent part of our everyday life, in our movements through space and our...
LusAfro
Here in Germany, Portuguese-language (Lusophone) music from African countries is even lesser known than Francophone or Anglophone African music. Apart from the world-famous Cape Verdean singer Cesária Évora, there is a multifaceted scene of Lusophone...
Lampedusa: Photo Stories from the Edge of Europe
In recent years we have become accustomed to images of African refugees in distress at sea. When reporting these incidents, the media either play on the stereotypical belief that the refugees in the overladen boats represent a threat to Europe, or...
African Mobilities
The exhibition “African Mobilities” at the Architekturmuseum in Munich featured the current state of architecture in Africa in the context of migration, displacement and digital technologies. Its focus was on the rapidly growing cities of Africa...
Chinafrika. under construction
Both China and the African continent are regions of the world in which many see the future of globalisation. While observers have been closely watching the complex economic and political ties being forged between China and African countries, their...
Stolen Moments: Namibian Music History Untold
Namibian pop music between 1950 and 1980, in other words, the musical culture of the townships which the ruling Apartheid government attempted to suppress, is the focus of a collaboration between the Iwalewa House in Bayreuth and the Stolen Moments...
Poetry Jazz, Wax and Honey, I’m home
Spoken poetry has a long tradition in Ethiopia. This poetic genre, known as “wax and gold”, is characterised by subtlety and hidden meanings. The literal, superficial words are the “wax” which conceals the “gold” within, wrapping it with wordplays,...
SANCTUARY
The refugee crisis is slowly fading from view. The political negotiations between the EU and countries of northern and western Africa, along with the agreement with Turkey, have shifted the focus to supposedly political solutions. Yet the...
LowHighTech. E-waste for 3DprintAfrica!
The internationally acclaimed Nigerian curator Okwui Enwezor has called for a new vocabulary for discussing design in Africa. In his opinion, concepts like recycling, restoration and informality require new interpretation so that we can productively...
