African artists seek to rebuild collective memory of the continent
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- 03 May 2023
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In Yaoundé, the National Museum of Cameroon is hosting an exhibition dedicated to African women.
A total of 17 artists showcased their work during the exhibition depicting Africa’s rich and diversified culture.
The exhibition is entitled "Memoria, stories of another history".
In one corner of this Museum, we meet Ruth Belinga who has installed this memorable art titled ‘My impregnated mosquito net’. Belinga has long been developing an artistic approach in which she establishes a relationship between the violence directed toward women and violence toward nature
"My impregnated mosquito net" Why? Because the mosquito net is an element that the Ministry of Health has been distributing to families. These elements, which I think are foreign to our families, arrive at our homes and enter the most intimate places of our houses, that is to say, our bedrooms and the nets end up witnessing certain atrocities that take place in our private homes," she explained.
At the museum, we also meet Carine Mansan who came from Ivory Coast. Her art has been labeled Ethiopian. She has an installation of 77 bronze heads all black, arranged in tiers. The artist tells her personal story to identify, whether on religion, social, or even cultural. Read More..
