ART
Rouge Kwoma |
Written 30 January |
Sunday 14 December, 00:00Musée du quai Branly, 75007 [map]
This exhibition presents the work of three contemporary artists from New Guinea (East Sepik)- Kowspi Marek, Chiphowka Kowspi and Agatoak Kowspi. The exhibition seeks to show through the medium of art the founding myth of the
Kwoma people who believe men came from the earth thanks to a boar which returned covered in red earth.
The visitor is presented with the myth as a way of making sense of the world. Designed in collaboration with the artists and Kwoma communities, this exhibition shows how determined this culture is to make its mark and retain its future.
The artists
The exhibition originates from Kowspi Marek’s desire to inform people about the Kwoma myths and culture. From 2003, the welcome that these paintings received in France conferred on them the status of independent works of art. In this way, Kowspi and his sons felt that they had been recognised as djumbama, as "men of style" (artists) held in high esteem by the Kwoma people.
