For 4 months, Wooko Makandie has been planning an exhibition in Grand Santi, a small town located along the shore of the Marowijne River in French Guiana, mainly populated by Ndjuka. It was important for us to bring this work among its people, and that would be the first time the exhibition travel so far. …

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In the Aukan community, the transition from girl to young woman is one that is celebrated at length. In honor of this transition the, from then on, young women receive their pangi. The pangi in itself is a traditional blong cloth that can be wrapped around the hips. But in the ritual of the gi …

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In 2021 we had the honour to access the photo collection of the National Archive and Utrechts Archive consisting of photos and video’s from the 50s and 60s on which images out of the Surinamese-Marron community are captured. These are pictures from many different collections. Among others, the collection of biologist professor Con Bruning of …

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