Vernissage: The Currency Lab

THE CURRENCY LAB - tɛknoʊmædʒɪkɛs is a long-term artistic research project by the musician, artist and filmmaker Elom 20ce (Lome/Togo) and the artists and filmmakers Musquiqui Chihying (Berlin/Taipei) and Gregor Kasper (Dresden/Germany).

With the participation of and in dialogue with artists, musicians and scientists from Africa, they examine the utopian potential of currencies and other value systems for an emancipatory future on the planet. The project includes an exhibition with artworks in various media such as film, music and installation as well as a workshop.

(c) THE CURRENCY LAB, Filmstill, courtesy the artists

Opening: Thur 15.5.2025, 7-9 pm

7 pm Welcome
7.15 pm Talk Abosede Priscilla Ipadeola, Philosophical Reflections on African Diaspora Theories: Is Afrofuturism Utopian?
Followed by a discussion with Elom 20ce, Musquiqui Chihying, Gregor Kasper and Kwamou Eva Feukeu
Event language is english

Events

Sat 17.5.2025, 11-13 Uhr, Workshop with Kwamou Eva Feukeu and Onesa Orughor, Fotoecke, Bildhauerhalle
Thur 22.5.2025, 19 Uhr, Performance Lecture, Jasmine Tutum, Nzam--Time and Spirit, Fotoecke, Bildhauerhalle
Tues 24.6.2025, 19 Uhr, Short Story Reading Bumni Agusto, The Spirtual Mechanics of Within, with introduction and discussion, Kammertheater

Public Tours: Treffpunkt Galerie

Thur, 22.05.25, 18 Uhr 
Thur, 5.06.25, 18 Uhr 
Thur, 26.06.25, 18 Uhr 

With the participation of

Kwamou Eva Feukeu (Cameroon/France) - lawyer & social scientist
Onesa Orughor (Nigeria) - Artist
Ijabiken Moyosoreoluwa & Oyefeso Omoteniola & Olumide Adebowale (Nigeria)
Dodji Efoui (Togo) - Musician & Artist

Galerie für Gegenwartskunst, E WERK Freiburg
https://gegenwartskunst-freiburg.de/the-currency-lab