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Andrea Stultiens & R. Canon Griffin

Exhibition: Ebifananyi - Andrea Stultiens & R. Canon Griffin @ FOMU

Ebifananyi @ FOMU

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The exhibition

The noun Ebifananyi is derived from the verb Kufanana which means look like. Ebifananyi is the Luganda word for drawings, paintings and photos.

In 2011, Andrea Stultiens and the artist R. Canon Griffin have founded the History in Progress Uganda. Under this name, they have been documenting historical collections of Ugandan photographs in their current state ever since.

Stultiens' role has evolved from that of documentalist to that of artist and curator. She favours a polyphonic approach, asking contemporary artists to activate the visual material. The result is a convergence of personal documentation and the work of Ugandan photographers, as well as historical snapshots taken by Western settlers and missionaries. She compiled the results in eight intimate publications under the title Ebifananyi and exhibited them in numerous small-scale exhibitions in Uganda and Northern Europe.

The presentation of the FOMU brings together for the first time all the photographic collections on which the publications are based. It shows the diversity of narrative possibilities of historical visual material. The exhibition also gives an idea of the reactions to the collections in Uganda. In this way, Stultiens highlights the use of the photographic image in this East African country and challenges the stereotypical image of Africa.

Practical info

Dates : 27.10.2017 - 18.02.2018
Location: FOMU - Fotomuseum province Anvers, Waalsekaai 47, 2000 Antwerpen
Opening hours : open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm, closed on Mondays.
Price : € 10 full price / € 7 reduced price, group price (from 15 people) / € 3 -26 years / free for under-18s
For further information: fotomuseum.be or Facebook

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