Poziv za prikupljanje otpadnog materijala za potrebe radionice sa umetnikom Edijem Eketeom (Eddy Ekete) u sklopu kustoskog koncepta Oaze Bijenala mladih
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Mesto transformacije: mesto gde sve počinje – umetnici se vraćaju u umetnički prostor-kooperativu u kostimima napravljenim od sakupljenog otpada. (Ljubaznošću Edija Eketea)
Bijenale mladih i kustoski segment Oaze (Tane_Tanja Laketić i Dušan Ivić), ispred Udruženja likovnih umetnika Srbije (ULUS), a u saradnji sa PhD in One Night i Orangeries de Bierbais (Belgija) poziva sve zainteresovane da se priključe zajedničkoj akciji prikupljanja otpadnog materijala za potrebe višednevne radionice sa umetnikom Edijem Eketeom iz DR Konga na kojoj će se prvi put u ovom delu sveta izrađivati ovakav jedinstveni kostim. Ekete je nadaleko poznat po izradi kostima od različitih vrsta otpada o čemu svedoči naredni link.
Prijavu za učestvovanje na radionici možete pronaći ovde.
Potrebni otpadni materijal za izradu kostima su: A) plastične flaše sa čepovima, B) kartonska i celofanska pakovanja (čips, čokolada, čaj…) C) plastične kese (u boji ili ne, transparentne ili ne).
Otpadni materijal možete doneti u Umetnički paviljon “Cvijeta Zuzorić” na adresi: Mali Kalemegdan 1; i to u periodu utorak - nedelja 12:00-19:00 (ponedeljkom zatvoreno).
Radionica će se održati 25.09., 26.09., 27.09., 28.09. i 29.09. ispred Galerije ULUS u Knez Mihailovoj 37 dok je završni performans, javna prezentacija kostima u šetnji Edija Eketea kroz grad, kao i razgovor “Umetnost kao privremena slobodna teritorija” sa njim i celokupnim timom uz njega (Belgija/Srbija) rezervisan za 30.9. sa početkom u 19h u Umetničkom paviljonu “Cvijeta Zuzorić”.
O umetniku
Edi Ekete je vizuelni umetnik i inicijator više kolektiva u DR Kongu i Evropi među kojima se izdvajaju međunarodni susret KinAct (Kinšasa, 2015) i umetnički prostor-kooperativa Ndaku Ya La Vie Est Belle (Kinšasa, 2018). Njegov umetnički rad se suočava s urbanim okruženjem kroz antropološka i dekolonijalna opažanja istog pri čemu stvara radove koji predstavljaju aktivan odgovor na svet koji nas okružuje, baveći se novom vrstom restitucije - vraćanjem Evropi otpada koji ona šalje u Afriku, kroz umetničke radove. Jedan je od predstavnika prvog paviljona Demokratske Republike Kongo na Bijenalu u Veneciji 2024. godine.
- Dvorište Ndaku Ya La Vie Est Belle (Kinšasa) tokom festivala KinAct. Na fotografiji je kostim od limenki ‘Čovek-konzerva” koji je Edi Ekete osmslio još davne 2009. od kojeg je čitava ova avantura započela. (Ljubaznošću Edija Eketea)
Svakodnevne scene u Kinšasi: deponija u centru grada kao izvor materijala za kostime Edija Eketea (ljubaznošću Edija Eketea)
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Invitation to collect waste material for the workshop with artist Eddy Ekete as part of the curatorial concept Oases of the Youth Biennial
The place of transformation: place where it all begins – artists returning to the place of their cooperative space in costumes made from collected waste. (Courtesy of Eddy Ekete)
Youth Biennial and the curatorial segment Oases (Tane_Tanja Laketić and Dušan Ivić), on behalf of the Association of Fine Artists of Serbia (ULUS), in collaboration with PhD in One Night and Orangeries de Bierbais (Belgium), invite all interested individuals to join a collective action of gathering waste materials for a five-day workshop with artist Eddy Ekete from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, during which a unique costume of this kind will be created for the first time in this part of the world. Ekete is widely known for making costumes from various types of waste, as documented in the following link.
You can find the application form to participate in the workshop here.
Materials needed for costume making include:
A) Plastic bottles with caps
B) Cardboard and cellophane packaging (chips, chocolate, tea, etc.)
C) Plastic bags (colored or not, transparent or not)
Waste materials can be delivered to the Art Pavilion “Cvijeta Zuzorić”, located at Mali Kalemegdan 1, Tuesday to Sunday from 12:00 to 19:00 (closed on Mondays).
The workshop will take place on September 25, 26, 27, 28, and 29 in front of ULUS Gallery, Knez Mihailova 37.
The final performance — a public presentation of the costume in a city walk by Eddy Ekete, followed by a conversation with him and the entire team within discussion "Art as a Temporary Free Territory"(Belgium/Serbia) — is scheduled for September 30 at 7 PM at Cvijeta Zuzorić Art Pavilion.
About the artist
Eddy Ekete is a visual artist and the initiator of several collectives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Europe, among which the international gathering KinAct (Kinshasa, 2015) and the artistic space/cooperative Ndaku Ya La Vie Est Belle (Kinshasa, 2018) stand out.
His artistic work engages with urban environments through anthropological and decolonial observations, creating works that serve as an active response to the world around us. His practice deals with a new form of restitution — returning the waste Europe sends to Africa back to Europe in the form of artistic, alchemized creations.
He was one of the representatives of the first Pavilion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the Venice Biennale in 2024.
The streets of Kinshasa during the KinAct festival. In the photo is a costume made of cans that Eddie Ekete designed back in 2009, from which this whole adventure started. (Courtesy of Eddie Ekete)
- Everyday scenes in Kinshasa: dump in the city center as material source for Eddy Ekete’s costumes. (Courtesy of Eddy Ekete)
