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Black people on bicycles (in the sun) (2024)

By  n:u (melissandre varin) 2024

image credit: Thomas Reul, Black people on bicycle (in the sun), artikulationsprozesse, PAE Aktionslabor (DE), 2024

Dimensions
30min

performance

30 min

materials: shea butter, hibiscus leaves, supermalt, blue plastic bag, black pants, a donated bill of 5 euros

curated an d organised by selina bonelli and Thomas Reul

image credit: Thomas Reul, Black people on bicycle (in the sun), artikulationsprozesse, PAE Aktionslabor (DE), 2024

image credit: Thomas Reul, Black people on bicycle (in the sun), artikulationsprozesse, PAE Aktionslabor (DE), 2024

Credit Mandip Singh Seehra 1756123077 n:u (melissandre varin)

one for the road (un dernier pour la route)

my ancestors and i are burning a house - together

by n:u (melissandre varin) and Jérémie Priam

Digital Video

duration 08 min 29 second

supported by Oustide In (GB)

Presenting the Caribbean banana trade as a site of desire and displacement, n:u and Jeremie’s audio-visual assemblage spans 4,000 miles. On Martinique (FR), Jeremie’s aunt Lilianne shares her knowledge of growing organic bananas. On the island, toxic pesticides sprayed on banana crops have contaminated the landscape…

Handle with care/ prendre avec soin

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