On Sept 12th, Amsterdam Museum banned the use of the term Gouden Eeuw, or ‘Golden Century’, in all of its future exhibitions. This term has been long used to refer to Dutch colonialism at its strongest point of scientific advancement and military power; a time that also coincided with great artistic works by Dutch masters […]
After several months of planning and preparation we were thrilled to hold the Congo Tales auction at the Barberini Museum in Potsdam. It was important to us that our auction, filled with a selection of artist proof photographs from our original exhibition, was curated with the same care we have put into the project every […]
A freak November blizzard descended on the city that morning, interrupting what had been an unseasonably warm New York fall. But the tempest of sleet, ice and snow that made getting to Rizzoli like a scene from The Day After Tomorrow (not to mention hailing a Taxi or getting an Uber impossible) did not stop […]
Our project’s short film, the Little Fish and the Crocodile, has not only enjoyed a fantastic four month exhibition at the Museum Barberini in Potsdam as part of the Congo Tales exhibition, it also recently began it’s festival tour around the globe! Here is a list of the festivals we have been a part of […]
They say “it takes a village to raise a child.” In keeping with our ongoing commitment to impact producing, while bringing to birth such a multifaceted ‘child’ as the Congo Tales project, we needed many allies, guides and support along the way. To uncover and develop native stories through the eyes of children deep in […]
After over four years of development, of planning, travelling, learning and growing, after building trust and collecting experiences and stories within the community of Mbomo, it finally happened. A process that took our team deep into the rich expanse of the Odzala-Kokoua park had finally unfolded itself to become a little library of tales from […]
On the 22ndof May, 2018, in the family home of the N’Sondé’s, located in a charming neighborhood of Brazzaville, we opened the world premier of ‘Congo Tales’. It was a warm afternoon and everybody gathered under the shade of the large mango tree located in the family houses garden. Charming woven colored mats were spread […]
