Esther Mahlangu, a South African artist known worldwide for her complex and colourful geometric designs rooted in this people’s traditions. A defining custom that has become a national icon. This November, she turns 90. Her face is small, lined with deep wrinkles – a testament to the relentless passage of time. What matters is substance,…

Masks are a link between the earthly and the spiritual; they maintain the culture and values ​​of a community. They are sacred objects that appear during funerals, weddings and ceremonies to inaugurate the harvest or to ask for more rain. The urban exodus of many young people is compromising the culture of masks. Masks are…

In Africa, a tomb is more than a pit in which a dead body has been buried; it is first and foremost a house, a place of rest.  It is the place of contact between the living and the dead. The Ngoni people of Malawi bury their kings in a sitting position, indicating that they…