Silvia Rosi . Protektorat . C/O Berlin Talent Award 2024
In the organizer's words:
In Protectorate, the Italian artist Silvia Rosi explores her Togolese roots and sheds light on communication and sign systems in colonial and hegemonic power structures. Based on archive material from the National Archives of Togo, she draws attention to the widespread dissemination of Western systems during the colonial occupation of Togo by the German Empire and British and French forces. The act of storytelling takes place in Protektorat via multiple visual forms and sensory levels: In still and moving images with sound, we can see and hear how local language, traditions and visual culture were overwritten or suppressed during colonial rule. The protagonist of the works is always Rosi herself, effectively embedding her personal experience in the collective narrative.
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