Photography from São tomé and Prìncipe - 1 -

STP. Sao-Tome. Barbie is traveling and today she went to Africa! And you make us so happy!

STP. Angolares. She will stay at home all day to sell dried fishes. All families have their little business depending on the season and circumstances.

STP. Angolares. Carrying breadfruit in their wooden cars, kids went back from the jungle across the beach. Themselves made cars. They are all kinds.

STP. Sao-Tome. Nanda is cooking in her kitchen. Everything is fresh and natural and meals are delicious. She is the head of a large household. She is the coolest person I know despite the difficulties.

STP. Sao-Tome. Fruits sold on the roadside: Jackfruit, bananas, etc. Some people will do anything for a piece of jackfruit.

STP. Angolares. A finger dipped in ink proves that you vote on Election Day.

STP. Angolares. Political posters have been torn the election day. 

                     

Unspoiled Africa: Illustration and Painting in São Tomé and Príncipe

 This month-long residency in the island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe offers 3 studio credits in illustration or painting, with an optional 3 credits in art history or humanistic studies-classes may be taken for undergraduate and graduate credit or audit. Students and faculty investigate the intriguing landscape of this tropical African island in the Gulf of Guinea through group excursions and plein air drawing and painting to create work that is inspired by this unique setting. Open to all major.

Poster for an exhibition at Mica, Illustration Dpt, Fall'10. 

42 photography pictures taken in Angola, Guinea Bissau, Sao-Tome and Principe.

This picture is also a cover book project called Vozes de Nos.

promotional posters

Latitude - Longitude - 0 12 0 N / 6 36 0 E

En Avril 2011, l’Alliance Française de São Tomé et Principe exposera des illustrations et papiers découpés réalisés par quelques jeunes artistes de la Fondation Novo Futuro qui ont, par ailleurs, déjà participes en ma compagnie au projet de livre Vozes de Nós, édité par l’ONG portugaise ACEP.

Ce projet s’inscrit dans un projet plus vaste : La Caravane des Dix Mots qui entend promouvoir et défendre une "authentique francophonie des peuples".

À cette occasion, l’Alliance publiera un petit livre avec les œuvres de tout ce beau monde : Carolina, Marlena, Edmilson, Abilio, Ilias, Joaquim,   Hamilton, Edmilson.

La couverture a été réalisée par deux étudiants de MICA, Jihee Moon (Print Making Dpt.) et Sungji Chang (Illustration Dpt.), puis  envoyé à São-Tomé et Principe par courrier où le livre sera assemblé. 
Merci Jihee et Sungji, c’est du bon boulot!

Clément, le coordinateur pédagogique et animateur culturel de l’Alliance s’est chargé de coordonner l’exposition et de la publication du livre. Voici quelques photos prises en août 2010.

Em Abril de 2011, a Alliance Française de São Tomé e Príncipe vai expor as ilustrações dalguns jovens artistas da Fundação Novo Futuro. No verão 2010, eles já tinham participados comigo no projecto de livro Vozes de Nos, editada pela ACEP.

Essa exposição faz parte de um projecto maior chamada A Caravana das Dez Palavras.

Nesta ocasião, a Aliança vai publicar um pequeno livro com obras de todos esses jovens artistas: Carolina, Marlena, Edmilson, Abílio, Ílias, Joaquim, Hamilton, Edmilson.

A capa foi realizada por duas alunas da MICA: Jihee Moon (Print Making Dpt.) Sungji Chang (Ilustração Dpt.) e foi enviada a seguir para São Tomé e Príncipe onde o livro vai ser finalizado.

Clément, o coordenador da Alliance foi o responsável pela coordenação da exposição e a publicação do livro.  
Aqui vão algumas fotos tiradas em Agosto de 2010.

De droite a gauche: Jihee Moon et Sungji Chang au boulot dans le departement de Print making du Maryland Institute College of Art, MICA.

Sous-verres - Isaac Heiji Wong

Narration réalisée par Isaac Heiji Wong.

Sous-verres - Jonathan Weiner

Narration réalisée par Jonathan Weiner.

Sous-verres - Jessie Leete

Narration Zen réalisée par Jessie Leete

Sous-verres - Arom Kim

Narration Zen réalisée par Arom Kim