TROPICADELIC 

07.09.23 - 17.12.23 La Ferme des Tilleuls, Renens, CH

 

La Ferme des Tilleuls is inaugurating Tropicadelic, an exhibition by Namsa Leuba, in the presence of the artist. Through an eclectic photographic practice, the Afro-descendant photographer has been questioning and deconstructing the Western gaze on African identities, and more recently, Polynesian identities, for over a decade.

 

In Tropicadelic, Namsa Leuba explores new mediums such as sculpture and weaving. Conceived as an immersive installation, showcasing the artist's various photographic series within a setting inspired by her extensive travels in Africa, Polynesia, and Europe, the exhibition provides a fantastical backdrop for the many creatures that inhabit Namsa Leuba's artistic universe – an imaginary "tropicadelic" paradise. This futuristic and fantastical tropical paradise, enriched with identity symbols, myths, and fetishes, challenges the ambiguities and ethnocentric nature of our representations.

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Video 12:45 ©RTS

Photo credit: La Ferme des Tilleuls 

Video animation: Ramonguilhem Boris

Sound: Bauchamp 

Production for the Théâtre de Vidy, Lausanne, CH

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STRANGER IN THE VILLAGE

03.09.23 – 07.01.24 Aargauer Kunsthaus, Aarau, CH

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Reflecting on Racism with James Baldwin

In his famous text Stranger in the Village, the US-American writer James Baldwin addressed the racism that informed his stay in Switzerland in the 1950s. Baldwin's words continue to inspire many artists to this day. They hold up a mirror to us as a society and have lost none of their relevance. The group exhibition explores belonging and exclusion through current works by local and international artists, raising questions that concern us all.

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HIGH FIVE!

17.12.23  → 14.04.24

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PRELUDE: A DECADE OF ART TWENTY ONE

Group Exhibition
11th of November, 2023 to 20th of January, 2024