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This event is in the past.It took place on April 14, 2016 at Galerie Imane Farès.

802. That is where, as you heard, the elephant danced the Malinga. The place where they now grow flowers. 1
Decorative Exhibition
802. That is where, as you heard, the elephant danced the Malinga. The place where they now grow flowers. 2
802. That is where, as you heard, the elephant danced the Malinga. The place where they now grow flowers. 3
802. That is where, as you heard, the elephant danced the Malinga. The place where they now grow flowers. 4
802. That is where, as you heard, the elephant danced the Malinga. The place where they now grow flowers. 5

802. That is where, as you heard, the elephant danced the Malinga. The place where they now grow flowers.

Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Sammy Baloji reverses colonial narratives in this immersive installation, layering Art Deco aesthetics with ritual scarification patterns and mining archives to explore the tangled legacy of Belgian colonization in Congo.

Postcolonial art
Historical installation
Immersive experience
African diaspora

Tips

🗺️"not an exhibition but a journey" (Simon Njami)
📸aerial mining archives reveal colonial living conditions
scarification patterns adorn wallpaper and ceiling trim

Galerie Imane Farès

41 Rue Mazarine, 75006 Paris, France

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