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Yosief Habties Indrias was born in Eritrea in 1977, where he studied
architecture and then worked as an architect. For some years he has been
living and painting in Kampala, Uganda. Indrias is inspired by the original
Byzantine and Abessynian art that was found in Ethiopia more than 1000 years
ago, especially the murals in old churches that he would like to share with
the modern world in the form of contemporary art.
Daniel Kambere Tsongo was born in Congo in 1964 and completed his higher
education in plastic arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kinshasa. Tsongo
draws his inspiration from black African art, from daily life and
contemporary art in general. He works in Congo and at times in Uganda, and
has exhibited in several African and European countries. His work shows the reality of war and violence but, most of all,
a longing for peace and understanding.
Yolé!Africa is a centre for culture and art in Kampala, Uganda that was
founded in 2000 by anthropologist Ellen Lammers and artist Petna Ndaliko
Katondolo. Refugees from Congo, Sudan, Ethiopia and Eritrea, together with Ugandan
youngsters, occupy themselves with painting, dance and acting at the centre.
From every piece of art that the artists sell, they give 25% to Yolé!Africa
to help maintain the centre. The centre receives financial support from the
“Stichting Ijayo” which also runs an educational project for young refugees
in Uganda.
The
paintings hanging in the corridors and the library of the African
Studies Centre in the Pieter de la Court building, Wassenaarseweg 52, Leiden
are all from the Yolé!Africa centre. The exhibition is open weekdays from
9:00 – 17:00 until 31 March 2009. Feel free to come and take a look!
More information:
lammers.aalders@gmail.com
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| Bouclier (Artist:
Daniel Kambere Tsongo), € 1250 |
Locomotive de developpement
(Artist: Daniel Kambere Tsongo), € 675 |
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Rock painting I (Artist: Yosief Habties Indrias)
€ 450 |
The messenger (Artist: Yosief Habties Indrias) € 450 |
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| Danse Rituelle Kébé Kébé (Artist: Daniel Kambere
Tsongo), € 1100 |
Femmes et developpement II (Artist: Daniel
Kambere Tsongo), € 1250 |
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Cry for justice (Artist: Yosief Habties Indrias)
€ 425 |
Thin line betwee day and night (Artist: Yosief Habties Indrias)
€ 450 |
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