Globalization and telecommunication at its best ! Today Vincent Meessen and me had a talk about the exhibition Patterns for (Re)cognition at Radio Klara (VRT). Vincent live from the radio studio in Brussels. And me – via the phone – live from Lijiang Studio Yunnan, rural China, lower Himalayas (Yes, flew almost directly from East-Africa to East Asia. Here right now in an absolutely fabulous residency run by Jay Brown & curated by Crystal Pascucci). Vincent and me were talking about Tshela Tendu’s pioneering Congolese modern art in the 1930’s, Tshela Tendu’s one time accidental meeting with Jan Vansina in the 1950’s. In case u missed it, here a link to the radio interview (in Dutch).
• Three Book Publications
My art practice will be featured in three new publications this year.
• There’s Bozar (Center for Fine Arts, Brussels) who’s publishing a new book on September 8th, featuring a.o my collaboration with Vincent Meessen for the current Bozar exhibition Patterns for (Re)cognition. A 2nd book presentation will be held on Sept 20th in MACBA, Barcelona.
• Errant Bodies Press (Berlin) is preparing the new book publication Grounds for Possible Music , expected late 2017/ early 2018. curated by Q-02
• Q-02 (Brussels) published Tales of Sonic Displacement (June 2017). Read it online or order a print copy via info@q-o2.be [ free, but shipping not included – more info here ]
• Africa On Tape 2017
click here for new photos from my travels to Rwanda, D.R. Congo and Uganda, june/july 2017
• Documenta 14
Anosmia my award winning radio composition reflecting on the aftermath of the Rwandan Genocide, is featured at Savvy Funk as part of Documenta 14 in Kassel and Berlin.