Images of pygmy groups are often just of a few women dancing in a circle on behalf of the camera, often in or next to a village – not many of the camera people go into the forest to meet them. Now I found a very professionally made full documentary. read more…
News from Glovesland
In the meantime, my movie Lost and Found is living its life. It was selected for four festivals so far, in Germany, Poland, Serbia and… Serbia. The latest is the Balkanima festival where Lost and Found got into the selection for the Grand Prix. I will go there. read more…
To know the pygmies V: through their art
The more sources I find, the more the series “To know the pygmies” becomes a story about the impossibility to get any information not colored or filtered, or even invented, by Western authors. I have one more for you, a wonderful book about the textile art by pygmie women, a book that I marvel at but that is very incomplete at the same time. read more…
To know the pygmies IVbis: Pöli
Pöli is the name of a Baka woman who has been extensively interviewed, first by an author, then by a documentary filmmaker. read more…
To know the Pygmies IV: possessions or not
Often we hear that Pygmies are the possession of a ‘tall black’ person or family. There are certainly differences between groups, and many are not in a good position today, but also, much depends on the source. read more…
Listen to Chimamanda Adichie
This talk by writer Chimamanda Adichie was shared by the writer Annelies Verbeke at her book launch in november. Given the theme and the wonderfulness of the speech, I just have to pass it on to you. Enjoy! read more…
Gloves at show
Tonight opens the show with Lost and Found, the movie of the gloves. If you are in Brussels, please come and see!! read more…
To know the Pygmies III, Joseph Maes
How was the first information about Pygmies gathered? A creative gatherer of information was Joseph Maes, scientist at the Musée du Congo Belge, our colonial museum. read more…
Experiment with showing the rushes
On january 26, I opened my shop at arts centre Recyclart and showed rushes of Lost and Found, the gloves movie. I had decided to show the rushes already filmed on different TV screens, grouped by storyline. read more…
Glove experience – filming stop-motion
The glove experience continues. For almost two months I used a shop at Recyclart, a Brussels art center. read more…