Malaria, Congo and the Belgians (Learning from artemisia)
Orlow, U. 2019. Malaria, Congo and the Belgians (Learning from artemisia). Lubumbashi Biennale, Lubumbashi, DRC
| Title | Malaria, Congo and the Belgians (Learning from artemisia) |
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| Creators | Orlow, U. |
| Collaborators | Munyangi, J. (Researcher), Lutgen, P. (Researcher), Musasa (Illustrator), Ardoz, M. (Musician), Tshitshi, J. (Musician), Marteau, S. (Translator), Nassor, L. (Translator), Tchandema, C., Leblanc, A. (Researcher) and Ramazin Beyla, D. |
| Description | The starting point for Learning from Artemisia is the eponymous artemisia afra plant, a medicinal plant indigenous to many parts of Africa that effectively treats and prevents malaria and can simply be taken as an infusion. The research and resulting multi-part installation continues an ongoing investigation into plants as political agents, engaging with both legacies of colonial history and continued entanglements of Europe and Africa but also the role indigenous knowledge can play in fighting medical and ecological crisis. Using song, painting, photography, film and a garden, the work brings together different media in order to allow complexity and interconnectedness to be experienced through different senses. |
| Year | 24 Oct 2019 |
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| Place of publication | Lubumbashi Biennale, Lubumbashi, DRC |
| Kunsthalle Mainz, Germany | |
| La Loge, Brussels | |
| State of Concept, Athens | |
| Mito Art Tower, Japan | |
| Kunstmuseum Lichtenstein, Vaduz, Lichtenstein | |
| Taipei Biennial, Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, Taiwan | |
| Funder | Pro Helvetia (Swiss Arts Council) |
