Black Culture Festival
The Rencontres des Cultures Noires Festival lands in Paris for the second time in 2008 with a comprehensive schedule: arts, theatre, meetings, as well as activities for children.
Installation Art: Precious cargo, by Cheryl Ann Bolden A Travelling Museum Dedicated to the History and Culture of the African Diaspora.
Her work reveals the similarities of the socio-political experience of the African Diaspora. It recounts their socio-economic, intellectual and creative accomplishments. It brings to light how even under adverse conditions the African Diaspora contributed socially, intellectually, and scientifically to world history.
The artist/curator Cheryl Ann Bolden is particularly committed to working with young people needing education in the history and culture of the African Diaspora.This project concerns Black history and culture, encouraging a positive attitude towards the future.
Meeting-debate on the question of Identity
Cheryl Ann Bolden will animate a meeting-debate on the question of Identity in contemporary politics. Relying on her work as an artist, she will explain her approach to dealing with Identity… between hate and love. Sunday, February 10th at 4 pm
Photography: « Just Above Water » by Michael Platt
Michael Platt is from Washington DC. his work revolves around body image and importance of one’s image in the process of becoming free. “All that happens in human history happens to human bodies ». For last three decades Platt’s work has evolved trough thought provoking observations of the world with the human body. His current work involves tension between setting and subject, history and identity, and conventional representation with non-conventional representation. Through out his career, Platt has tried to create a new order and direction to explain his personal truth. In his new work his techniques engages us in several layers of artistic involvement, including painting directly on a model, photographing the model in the studio, and digitally collagen multiples images to compose the final work.
Video, Sculpture: Terra Incognita, by Eddy Firmin
Eddy Firmin – Ano – creates sculptures that he calls Skiapods and films them in motion.
He is seeking his roots to puzzle out the mysteries of his multiple identities. On the five continents, he looks for traces of his ancestors. He is taking backward the route of colonization, which roots are in Spain.Skiapods are mythological creatures, which first traces appeared some 2000 years ago. They were first described by Pliny the Elder in Naturalis Historia. Through his work, Eddy Firmin wants to appropriate these forsaken worlds.
The Espace Canopy introduces from February 2nd to 23rd the second release of the Fulgurance, Black Culture Festival
This festival is echoing the Canadian and American Black History Month. Writers, thinkers of Black Culture will be introduced. The Aim is to learn and exchange around different cultures, without discrimination.
Festival Fulgurance- Free Entrance
Exhibitions from February 2th to 23th
Wednesday to Sunday
Vernissage: Saturday 2th at 7 pm
Creative workshop for Children
Saturday 9th from 2pm to 6pm
Meeting-debate with Cheryl Ann Bolden
Sunday 10th février à 16 h
Theater-reading: « Trames », by Gerty Dambury
Saturday 16th 4.30pmL’Espace Canopy
19, rue Pajol
75018 ParisM°La Chapelle, Gare du Nord, or Marx Dormoy
Info: 06 06 722 667
www.labelette.info
Last year, I went to the opening reception for Michael B. Platt at the University of Maryland Art Gallery. He is obviously a talented artist with an interesting vision and approach to digital photography. The few that I really enjoyed had a “painterly” feeling. (like the one shown here) They captivate you and hold your gaze to examine and enjoy. My favorites were the concrete layered photos and figures on white. But the others I had problems with, they felt like photo collages and did not feel like a painting or a photograph. Overall I think the show is interesting and his work is special enough to see in person.
27 January 2008 at 12:57 am