BAMAKO 7th African Photography Meeting

Organized by:

Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona

With the collaboration of:
Culturesfrance, Rencontres Africaines de la Photographie, Ministry of Culture of Mali

Under the title The City and Beyond, the seventh Bamako Rencontres Africaines de la Photographie deal with the subject of urban life.

  

Bamako 07 focuses on the fragile nature of cities and urban life, the networks of relationships among individuals and social groups, on uncompleted buildings and on the confusion of those who inhabit cities. It also looks at examples of resistance, everyday struggles, the defiant looks of young people and their creativity. Through these subjects, the images capture and reveal an exploration of an urban reality that is undefined, always changing, in a constant process of construction and reconstruction. Just like a living city.

This new selection of the Rencontres at the CCCB includes, among other material, a tribute to the prominent photographer Serge Jongué (1951-2006) and a monographic section dedicated to Samuel Fosso (1962), one of Africa's great contemporary artists. For the first time, this seventh Bamako includes the section New Images, a selection of independent creative videos that aim to break away from the stereotypes usually associated with Africa.

Interview Samuel Fosso

A production of:

With the collaboration of:

CCCB to present a broad selection of approximately 200 of the most interesting photographs and videos from Bamako 07, together with print and film documentation.

The selection to be presented at the CCCB includes the following:

• close to 150 photographs from the international exhibition;

• the monographic section dedicated to Samuel Fosso (Cameroon, 1962);

• a special tribute to the recently deceased Serge Jongue (France, 1951-2006);

• a selection of the independent videos presented in the new section, New Images.

The exhibition will present original photographs and videos, as well as a reference section with bibliographic and video documentation on the latest Rencontres.

• Stories of Africa through self-portraits

  A conversation with Samuel Fosso

  24 February 2009 Courses and debates

• Africa are voices

  Conference on African Literatures in Barcelona

  From 20 April 2009 to 22 April 2009 Courses and debates