[Kunst Afrikas] Einladung für das Kolloquium zur Kunst Afrikas (05.11.2024, 18 Uhr, online) // Zainabu Jallo: "Intransigence of the Ancestral form in Matriz Africana Sacred Arts"

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Liebe Studierende, liebe Kunst Afrikas-Interessierte,

im Rahmen des Kolloquiums zur Kunst Afrikas, laden wir Sie sehr herzlich am kommenden Dienstag zum ersten Vortrag mit anschließender Diskussion in diesem Wintersemester ein. Der Vortrag von Dr. Zainabu Jallo, Postdoktorandin und Dozentin an der Universität Basel, findet ONLINE VIA WEBEX statt.

Zainabu Jallo, Universität Basel:
Intransigence of the Ancestral form in Matriz Africana Sacred Arts

Zeit: Dienstag, den 05. November, 2024, 18 Uhr c.t.
Ort: Online via Webex
 https://fu-berlin.webex.com/fu-berlin/j.php?MTID=mf5a9ff504ae3514532d928a1513007ad
Meeting-Kennnummer: 2790 552 0815, Meeting Passwort: 5eqWBwrbb54

Recent research in material culture, particularly within the context of migration, highlights the sociocultural and transnational effects of mobility on artefacts. It advocates for understanding them as conduits for the diaspora of materiality across different spaces and times. In examining the sacred arts of Matriz Africana, it is evident that while objects have indeed travelled between West Africa and Brazil, the concept of diasporic objects is informed by two interconnected aspects. Firstly, these objects are crafted following an ancestral aesthetic, maintaining their form and function despite the shifting societal norms and the rise of secularism, as exemplified by public manifestations during carnivals. Secondly, they are created by communities that identify as diasporic, with a commitment to a steadfast iconographic production of sacred items. Drawing on Latour's notion of "immutable mobiles," this lecture illustrates how the sacred arts of African-derived religions in Brazil navigate through space and time, preserving their meanings with an "optical consistency" that facilitates a degree of enduring sacred art.

Das Programm des Kolloquiums finden Sie auch hier: https://www.geschkult.fu-berlin.de/e/khi/schwerpunkte/abteilung_afrika/Kolloquium/index.html

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Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
Ferdinand de Jong, Anna Helfer, Elena Setzer und Celia Schmidt


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