Making Histories Visible is pleased to announce a guest lecture by Françoise Vergès, as part of the Distinguished Visitor Programme, at the University of Central Lancashire on Thursday 13 October. An internationally acclaimed political scientist, feminist and author of Reunionese heritage, Françoise Vergès is Chair of Global South(s) at the Collège d’études mondiales, Fondation Maison des…
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As part of Le Printemps de Septembre 2016 in Toulouse (France), led by Christian Bernard, Espace Croix-Baragnon is presenting Resonances: Second Movement an exhibition exploring the notion of rhythm in the work of artists from diverse backgrounds. Resonances is the second chapter of the project All Of Us Have Sense Of Rhythm presented at David Roberts…
Exhibitions / History / music / Sound
Dans le cadre du Printemps de Septembre 2016 (Toulouse), dirigé par Christian Bernard, l’Espace Croix-Baragnon présente Résonances: Second Mouvement une exposition explorant la notion de rythme dans l’œuvre d’artistes d’horizons divers. Résonances est le deuxième volet du projet “All Of Us Have Sense Of Rhythm” présenté à David Roberts Art Foundation (DRAF), Londres en 2015,…
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This summer took eye.on.art between Yaounde and Japan, alongside research and the development of upcoming exhibitions and events. The trip to Yaounde was part of a workshop held at the French Institute (IFC – Yaoundé) in preparation for YaPhoto, the new project co-founded by Christine Eyene and Landry Mbassi, dedicated to promoting photography and lens-based…
En préparation du lancement de YaPhoto, nouvelle plateforme photographique de Yaoundé, l’Institut Français du Cameroun – Yaoundé accueillera un atelier/rencontre destiné à la création photographique camerounaise. Introduit par Landry Mbassi et mené par Christine Eyene, l’atelier inclura une présentation illustrée couvrant certains aspects de la photographie contemporaine, et proposera des lectures de portfolios, du photo…
by Christine Eyene There is a picture at Ormston House in Limerick, presented as part of the Murder Machine exhibition. It shows a woman wrapped in white sheets. She is lying down with her eyes closed. On her right eyelid is placed a silver coin, while a snake slithers above her head. This picture was…
Ormston House is pleased to host a conversation between Linda O’Keeffe and Sean Taylor on Thursday 9 June at 6.30pm. Linda O’Keeffe’s newly commissioned work My Voice Is Still Lost was added to the evolving Murder Machine project in May. This project is curated by Christine Eyene in collaboration with Ormston House and in partnership…
Archival Matters Curatorial Practice and the Postcolonial Archive | Christine Eyene and Renée Mussai. The (colonial) archive has, in recent years, received significant critical attention from a number of different quarters. Scholars, curators and artists have taken the archive to task: as a critical site for posing questions about practices of colonial governance, or for thinking about the workings of colonialism and its…
On the occasion of OPEN SOURCE 2016 (28-29 May), a public space arts festival initiated by Marie d’Elbée, photographer Alice Marcelino was invited to bring her Kindumba project to Gillett Square in Dalston (London). Kindumba (2013 to now) meaning My Hair in Kimbundo – one of Angola’s languages – celebrates black hair and its diversity by…
“Rusangano Family may have made the most important Irish album in years. Both as social document and artistic endeavour it certainly doesn’t have many rivals.” – Golden Plec. Ormston House is proud to host an interactive workshop with Rusangano Family sharing the creative processes involved in writing, recording and producing their new album Let The…
Frizzy hair, curly hair, low cuts and hi-tops, afros and cornrows, braids, twists and dreadlocks, mad hairdos with no name, Afrohairstylers of all ages… Join us for free photo sessions by London-based Angolan photographer Alice Marcelino as part of OPEN SOURCE Festival on Gillett Square, Sat 28 May. OPEN SOURCE is a multidisciplinary arts festival…
We do Black hair proposes to bring together the local African and Caribbean communities as part of OPEN SOURCE Festival through an afro hair event addressing ongoing questions of aesthetic canons, identity politics, and visual representations in the media. This project is informed by the all-too-common experience of the random “Can I touch your hair?”…
