Kapwani Kiwanga — À propos — Slash Paris

In her most recent works Kapwani Kiwanga appears like a scientist, mobilizing her knowledge in social sciences to develop research projects. Following a singular methodology, she creates specific protocols she uses like filters to observe specificities and capacity to change of cultures ; the result can take the form of installations, videos or happenings.

Kapwani Kiwanga studied anthropology and comparative religion at McGill University (Montréal, CA). She has followed the programm “La Seine” at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, and also works at Le Fresnoy (a french national center for contemporary art). She was artist in residence at the MU Foundation in Eindhoven (NL) and at the Box in Bourges (FR).

Kapwani Kiwanga’s works have been already exhibited in Centre Georges Pompidou (FR), at the Glasgow Center of Contemporary Art (UK), the Bienal Internacional de Arte Contemporaneo Almeria (ES), the Kassel Documentary Film Festival (DE), at the Kaleidoscope Arena Rome (IT) and at Paris Photo (FR). Twice nominated for BAFTA, her movies have been rewarded in several international festivals.