Serge Alain Nitegeka

NEWS: Serge Alain Nitegeka has been selected for the 20th edition of the Biennale Dak'Art 2010. He is included on the group exhibition This is Our Time at Michael Stevenson (3 June - 26 July).

CURRENT EXHIBITION

  • The Tunnel on This Is Our Time (3 June - 24 July 2010)

PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS / WORKS

  • Cargo at Michael Stevenson, Cape Town (Side Gallery, 6 August - 26 September 2009)
  • The Human Cargo  on Self/Not-self at Brodie/Stevenson, Johannesburg (26 March - 25 April 2009)
ARTIST'S STATEMENT

For the past two years, my work has been focused on forced migration. I use the convenience of crates to tell and explore my personal history laden with forced migration. In my work, I seek to mount an installation that incorporates drawings, performance and sculpture so as to create an experience/s that re-enact personal memories linked to forced migration. Furthermore, what this kind of installation creates is a landscape that actively allows viewers to experience the complex process of memory retrieval and telling. A cocktail of these media of expression permits complex readings that this issue presents in our society today. It is my hope and belief that by complicating this topical issue in this way I will offer fresh insights that will not only challenge old perceptions on the matter but also compliment the lives of the many affected by this issue.

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