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Watch our original interviews with African contemporary artists and trailblazers which transcend the odds to narrate identity through their crafts.
Interviews exclusives d’artistes contemporains d’Afrique et de la diaspora.
Jennifer Sivi, Congo, Her Congo: Women, Memory & the Creative Process
Jennifer SIVI, is bold and outspoken and shares her thoughts and story in this original interview. Navigating the contemporary arts market as an independent artist, is a bold move, and she did it. The Franco-Congolese self-taught artist paints Congo out of her imagination, recollection of travels memories and pictures. Through her work she ought to share the experience of the women she depicts but also her own experience as a woman navigating the art world.
Pitsho Mafolo : Art, Alchemy & the Congolese Imagination
In this original interview, the artist opens up the gates of his mind and reveals the secrets of an artistic expression he refers to as African trans symbolism. Natural alchemist, Pitsho MAFOLO shares some of the meaning behind the use of specific colours and shapes in his paintings along with his plea for the expansion of the Congolese art scene. His work has been featured in high class fairs, Auctions houses and worldwide exhibitions. AKAA, Stanley Auction, Demif Gallery and Melrose Gallery