My latest (in German) at @riffreporter :
Decolonial initiatives lose project room and exhibition space in Berlin’s Wilhelmstraße 92, which is about where in 1884/85 the Berlin Africa Conference took place. Now the decolonial initiatives can no longer rent that room. The lease will not be renewed.
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For this reporting here, Imani Nsamila (Pictures 1 and 2) and I traveled to Berlin, Germany and Songea, Tanzania. Shoutout to @MariamGichan (Picture 3) who visited National Museum of Tanzania in Dar es Salaam with me. Picture 4: with Pius Fanuel at National Museum of Tanzania in Dar.
About the opening of “Histories of Tanzania” at Humboldt Forum. My reporting (in German) @riffreporter . With pictures by Tanzanian photographer Imani Nsamila. Thanks @SporkPeter for editing.
Die Ausstellung „Geschichte(n) Tansanias“ im Humboldt Forum präsentiert Cultural Belongings in einem Geflecht aus Knoten und Verbindungen. So visualisiert sie die Komplexität von Geschichte und Geschichten. Politisch muss so mancher Knoten noch gelöst werden.
In the same context, this afternoon Amani Abeid, an artist who is part of “Histories of Tanzania” told me: “The museums should extend the capacities of spreading the knowledge about histories - not only in Tanzania but throughout the world. The new generation, they have their spaces.”
Photo Credit: me
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With Nicholas Calvin Mwakatobe, an artist is part of both VINYAGO and “Histories of Tanzania”. Also, the documentary film about VINYAGO was shown as part of this weekend’s accompanying program.
Here, a famous scene about Tanzania’s young generation.
Photo Credit: me
#gjheritagewalks
#pamojart
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While thinking about omissions, I’ve been thinking of Mnyaka Sururu Mboro. A key diaspora person in decolonizing TZ-GER colonial legacy. And someone whose voice was to be heard in VINYAGO.
Photo collage: drawing by Marco Tibasima, photo by me.
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Big respect to the community representatives who have come to Humboldt Forum - not just any space. And the two panels with them yesterday - wow.
And I feel grateful for each conversation. Here, with Chief Adam Mkwawa.
Photo Credit: Imani Nsamila
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While listening to the panels at Humboldt Forum this weekend, I’ve also been reminded of the talks after the VINYAGO performances at Humboldt Forum in 2022.
What is the state of Tanzanian-German colonial legacy?
Drawing: Marco Tibasima for our #gjheritagewalks #pamojart
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These days, with “Histories of Tanzania” now open at Humboldt Forum, I’ve been thinking a lot of when two years back, VINYAGO was there, co-curated by Isack Abeneko, Nicholas Calvin Mwakatobe and Gita Herrmann.
Drawing: Marco Tibasima for our #gjheritagewalks #pamojart
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