Devenir quelqu'un
The digital installation ‘Devenir quelqu’un’ at the European Conference on African Studies (ECAS 2017) in Basel, Switzerland focuses on young graduates from Mali and Burkina Faso. Based on audio-visual insights it asks how, in times of economic uncertainties, precarious career trajectories and widely publicized youth protests, those who are considered to be “society’s future” – hence today’s youths – work on and imagine their very own future lives.
The installation is part of the project ‘Longing for the Future’ and draws on scientific research on life stories, career trajectories and self-conceptions and provides a space for expressions of hopes, ideas, expectations and challenges shared by young people across the world.
The photographs were taken by young Malian photographers, the audio-file was worked out by theatre collectives from Burkina Faso and Germany.
Date: 29.06.2017 - 01.07.2017
Venue: Nadelberg 4 (Deutsches Seminar, room 0.42), 4051 Basel
Context and further Info: The exhibition is part of the official ECAS 2017 arts and culture programme, promoted by A*Magazine!
The exhibition is based on the audio-visual exhibition concept from Noemi Steuer, Clemens Bechtel and Till Kuhnert and for the ECAS 2017 realized with the help of Michelle Engeler, Florian Barth and Nadine Moroni.
Below some visual insights - all done by Nadine Moroni!
The installation is open for conference visitors and the broader public, the entry is free. The audio-visual impressions are accompanied by a couple of discussions, amongst others more scientific debates, i.e. in the ECAS panel on "Different Locations, Different Identities? Rural-Urban Mobilities and the (Re)Production of Class".
We hope to meet you there!
