Paper short abstract:

My presentation will include the discussion of two Audio Visual works that are part of the interactions and realisations of my project 'Mudcloth and the making of social and artistic fabric' in which we explore the possibilities of different representational formats.

Paper long abstract:

My presentation will be based on two Audio Visual installations that I'm realising as part of the project 'Mudcloth and the making of social and artistic fabric. The interrelation between ritual, artistic and collective textile making, departing from a Senufo context (Burkina Faso, Mali). The project wants to create a deeper understanding of the contemporary evolutions in the making and wearing processes of mudcloth, and to document and visualize these practices.

Guided by an interdisciplinary methodology and transcultural ambition we explore new approaches in the conceptualizing and practice of artistic research and representational issues. Especially by combining the perspectives of an anthropological research with an artistic approach through a makers-perspective, and the realization of different forms of audiovisual co-creation. Partners are the Senufo Centre Réné Fournier, a museum/study center in Burkina Faso, the Malinese multimedia artist Tiécoura N'Daou, and LUCA School of Arts from Belgium.

By experimenting with different working methods - as collaborative documentary and experimental video-installations - we want to go into a deeper understanding of the dynamics of the making processes and the aesthetics of the makers and wearers of Fèrègefani - and explore the possibilities to share this experiences and concepts by the making of audio-visual works. The installation 'Intimacy-Visibility' is the first that will be on display in February 2018.