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from sarah van lamsweerde
A short video-impression of the ‘reanimation’ of a Lega proverb string from the collection of the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren on temporary display at MAC’s Musée des Arts Contemporains / Le Grand Hornu. This performative gathering was organized as part of the research and creation for the performance, publication and exhibition-project 'Paper is a leaf that will destroy us in its fall.' See more info here: tretigri.org/page/158/Paper%20is%20a%20leaf%20that%20will%20destroy%20us%20in%20its%20fall
Writer and biologist Tijs Goldschmidt wrote a short essay about this gathering, published in Dutch in NRC newspaper, see feature here: nrc.nl/handelsblad/2015/11/26/spreek-woorden-aan-een-touwtje-1560669 The English version of essay is included in the book that was published alongside the performance and exhibition of the project by Onomatopee and is available here: onomatopee.net/project.php?progID=6aff7002dd07898629a94e3f6457e15b
