Exhibition

Au Jardin d’Éden, Ruth Belinga [International Performance Residency]

1 Jun 2021 – 25 Jun 2021

Regular hours

Monday
Closed
Tuesday
10:00 – 18:00
Wednesday
10:00 – 18:00
Thursday
10:00 – 18:00
Friday
10:00 – 18:00
Saturday
10:00 – 18:00
Sunday
10:00 – 18:00

Timezone: America/New_York

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Hosted by: La Centrale galerie Powerhouse

La Centrale galerie Powerhouse is proud to present Au Jardin d'Éden by artist Ruth Belinga in partnership with the International Centre for African Cultural Heritage (CIPCA) located in Yaoundé, Cameroon.

About

Au Jardin d'Éden is a performance residency taking place both in the CIPCA gallery and online. The project will unfold in three phases: a creation residency and exhibition in the CIPCA gallery and an online exhibition produced by La Centrale. Adapted within the context of the pandemic, this project intends to create a bridge between the artistic communities of Yaoundé and of Quebec. 

From June 1 to 18, CIPCA’s gallery will host the artist Ruth Belinga for a creation residency in collaboration with Fabiola Echot Ayissi, curator and director of CIPCA. From June 18 to 25, Ruth Belinga will present the results of her residency in the form of an exhibition at CIPCA and a performance presented during the exhibition’s opening on June 18. The final phase of the project will be presented on June 25, when Au Jardin d'Éden will open as an online exhibition. The online exhibition will invite the public to follow the different stages of the project's realization, to discover the artist's creative process and to see the final performance. 

The performance Au Jardin d'Eden, explores the forest and the woman, victims of our violence, and seeks to resist the demise of these spaces / "sacred" bodies. Belinga’s performance questions the place of the body and the beliefs of the other in the face of the deforestation systematically practiced by contemporary societies in the midst of full urbanization. It establishes a parallel between rape by deforestation, the beliefs of peoples for whom the forest (tree) is a significant spiritual symbol, and the non-respect for the intimacy of the human being whose forest spaces are often transformed into products of exploitation. The exploration of the female body, which is a constant in Ruth Belinga’s work, brings us back to ancient Greek mythology where women/nymphs represent the goddesses of the forest, unfortunately devastated by the action of man.

The work Au Jardin d’Eden, aims then to put the man in front of his own conscience, by showing the cruelty of his acts towards nature and by extension, of his fellow, the woman.

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