Entitled Afrotopia, the 11th Recontres de Bamako African Biennale of Photography explores what the futures of the African continent can be through photography, video and installation. Curated by Marie-Ann Yemsi, the biennale continues until 31 January 2018.
Kelvon Haizel, Things and Nothings, 2017. Photo: C&
Michael McGarry, Kilamba Kiaxi, 2015. Photo: C&
Musa N.Nxumalo, Alternative Kidz Series, 2008-2009. Photo: C&
Musa N.Nxumalo, The Anthology of Youth Series, 2016-2017. Photo: C&
Eric Gyamfi, Just Like Us, 2016. Photo: C&
Eric Gyamfi, Just Like Us (detail), 2016. Photo: C&
Helene Jayet, Colored Only – Chin Up!, 2013-2017. Photo: C&
Cairo Bats Collective, Act I: The Roof, 2016. Photo: C&
Athi-Patra Ruga, Miss Azania, Exile Is Waiting, 2015 (left); The Future Woman of Azania II, 2012 (right). Photo: C&
Fototala King Massassy, Anarchie Productive, 2017. Photo: C&
Gabrielle Goliath, Personal Accounts, 2013. Photo: C&
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![(clockwise) Manyaku Mashilo, Passage to Prayer (detail), 2023. Credit: Hayden Phipps & Southern Guild Archives. Courtesy of the artist; Tatenda Chidora, Self isolation II, 2021. Ilford Gold fibre Pearl 290gsm, 102cm x 132cm. Courtesy of the artist; Anaïs Cheleux, Mas Maten, Guadeloupe, shot on digital camera, 2016. Courtesy of the artist; Glicéria Tupinambá, Manto tupinambá [Tupinambá Mantle], 2023. Courtesy of the artist. Foto: Glicéria Tupinambá; Elizabeth Catlett, African American, 2009, MUSEUM MMK FÜR MODERNE KUNST, © Elizabeth Catlett Family Trust / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2023, photo: Axel Schneider.](https://contemporaryand.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bildschirmfoto-2024-12-19-um-21.08.13-320x200.png)
![(clockwise) Manyaku Mashilo, Passage to Prayer (detail), 2023. Credit: Hayden Phipps & Southern Guild Archives. Courtesy of the artist; Tatenda Chidora, Self isolation II, 2021. Ilford Gold fibre Pearl 290gsm, 102cm x 132cm. Courtesy of the artist; Anaïs Cheleux, Mas Maten, Guadeloupe, shot on digital camera, 2016. Courtesy of the artist; Glicéria Tupinambá, Manto tupinambá [Tupinambá Mantle], 2023. Courtesy of the artist. Foto: Glicéria Tupinambá; Elizabeth Catlett, African American, 2009, MUSEUM MMK FÜR MODERNE KUNST, © Elizabeth Catlett Family Trust / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2023, photo: Axel Schneider.](https://contemporaryand.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bildschirmfoto-2024-12-19-um-21.08.13-480x300.png)
