ZANZIBAR IN VENICE






                                                                                  



                                                                                         
             








Find us in the
streets of Venice



                



Kangas and proverbs in Swahili and Italian will be temporarily exhibited by Venetian residents on their urban clotheslines. By incorporating the artwork into their daily life, each participant assumes the role of caretaker and conveyor of the message, shaping new spatial configurations and promoting community dialogue. 

The project presents Kangas from two collections in Stone Town and a Tinga-Tinga street artist. Each collaborator has been invited to respond to the project‘s theme with a Kanga based on their interpretation of what transnational means to them.

The Historical Kangas are from Mariam Hamdani and Farouque Abdela Hamdani.Hamdani is a journalist, cultural advocate, and musician who founded the Tausi Women’s Taarab group, dedicated to teaching women to play musical instruments. Her collection of over 100 Kangas is a treasured family heirloom, preserved and enriched with new additions over the past seven decades.

Abdela's fashion design practice offers rare insight into the diverse people and cultures of the region through the history of Zanzibari clothing. A selection of Kangas from his collection is housed at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Othman Hassan Said, locally known as Mani, painted a Kanga in the Tinga-Tinga style inspired by the chosen theme.

You can participate and support the project!

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