2017-20 #photography workshop #exhibitions #catalogue
Author Photography Workshop
Keys to develop a personal project
During November 2017, Héctor Mediavilla, comissioned by Spanish Cooperation Agency (AECID), designed and conducted 3 workshops in a row in 3 African cities (Dakar, Niamey and Bamako).
35 young African photographers from Senegal, Niger and Mali completed a one-week workshop, during which they improved their photographic skills and were supported to develop a personal project of their interpretation of Afrotopia (Felwine Sarr).
A reduced version of all 35 projects were exhibited in the Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers Multimédia in Bamako from December 5th, as a part of the Rencontres de Bamako 17, Biennale Africaine de la Photographie, section Off.
Later on, in the following years, Héctor Mediavilla has curated different versions of this project for exhibitions in places such as CASA AFRICA in Canary islands or Ciudadela de Pamplona for AFRICA IMPRESCINDIBLE.
CATALOGUE AFROTOPIA ACERCA
WORKSHOPS PARTICIPANTS FROM SENEGAL, NIGER AND MALI.
AFROTOPIA workshops
-
Dakar (Senegal)
7-10 novembre
First photographic workshop conducted by Héctor Mediavilla with a group of 8 photographers, who were selected with the collaboration of Pedro Pablo Viñuales (national coordinator).
-
Niamey (Niger)
13-17 Novembre
The second photographic workshop took place in the AECID headquarters in Niamey. 13 photographers were selected by Apsatou Bagaya (national coordinator) to take part in the training
-
Bamako (Mali)
20-24 Novembre
The third workshop took place in Bamako. The group was very different from the two previous ones. They were all in the first twenties and they are all second year Multimedia students at the CAMM.
Article in El País / Planeta futuro by Ángeles Jurado.
AFROTOPIA exhibitions
-
Rencontres de Bamako
On December 5th 2017 took place the opening of the collective exhibition held at the Conservatoire des Arts et Metiers Multimédias (CAMM) of Bamako (Mali).
-
Ciudadela de Pamplona
From December 2020 until March 2021 the Afrotopia exhibition was presented in the heart of Pamplona with the support of Africa Imprescindible
-
Casa África in Gran Canaria island
From October 2019 until the end of February 2020, the Afrotopia collective exhibition was shown at Casa África in the Gran Canaria island.
-
Casa de Cultura de Aiete (Donosti)
Afrotopia: Visions and Dreams of a Continent Full of Future brought together 35 African photographers and opened at the Aiete Cultural Centre in the 19th Human Rights Film Festival.
-
Casa de Cultura de Burlada
Afrotopia was presented at Burlada as part of the África Imprescindible programme in October 2020.
-
Tarifa
In December 2020 the Afrotopia collective exhibition traveled to the International African Film Festival (FCAT) in Tarifa in a smaller format.
-
Arantzazu
A full-day programme dedicated to Africa on June 5 at Gandiaga Topagunea in Arantzazu, held in commemoration of Africa Day (May 25). . The event offered a perspective on Africa—both in Sub-Saharan regions and within the diaspora—highlighting creativity, the central role of women, cultural identity beyond imposed assimilation, and the dreams and utopias shaping a better future. June 2021
-
Valladolid
Afrotopia traveled this time to the Arellano Alonso African art museum of uVA in September 2019 where 58 photographs from 35 emerging artists were displayed.