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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20210710T100000
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CREATED:20260823T020508Z
DESCRIPTION:<a href="https://www.openartexchange.com/event/the-unexpected-u
 niverse-exploring-the-ethereal-worlds-of-sanda-amadou-2021-72">The Unexpec
 ted Universe: Exploring the Ethereal Worlds of Sanda Amadou (2021)</a>\nEx
 perience the intricate geometries and fragile architectures of Amadou's bl
 ack and white visions\, accented with hints of color The solo exhibition 
 ‘The unexpected universe’ with paintings and collages by Sanda Amadou 
 (Benin) can be seen from Saturday 10 July. During the festive opening week
 end we will provide snacks and drinks during your visit. The exhibition ca
 n be visited until September 5\, during which time we are closed during th
 e summer holidays from August 4 to 25. About The unexpected universe The u
 nexpected universe is a largely black and white world with a tinge of colo
 ur\, somewhere between reality and fantasy. With his unique semi-abstract 
 visual language\, Amadou reinterprets the nomadic Fulani universe and brin
 gs it to life. A dream world formed by various entangled and sometimes ove
 rlapping elements (ropes\, lianas\, knots\, leaves\, circles and other pat
 terns from the ancient Fulani tattoos)\, narrative about humanism\, resist
 ance\, tenacity\, resilience\, courage\, freedom\, and some other observat
 ions. His works seem to obey a rigorous geometry and form complex architec
 tures\, which are simultaneously playful and surprisingly fragile. Lines\,
  circles\, triangles and quadrilaterals\, semi-mathematical figures that a
 re never perfect\, connect Fulani symbols of natural life with ropes at th
 e base. His images result in imaginary forms and grotesque figures that sh
 ow a ragged vulnerability\, ethereal and always in motion. They allow the 
 viewer to glimpse an unreal essence. About Sanda Amadou Sanda Amadou was b
 orn and raised in 1978 in a Fulani community in Northern Benin. He holds a
  PhD in Sociolinguistics (University of Ghana\, Accra) and received art ed
 ucation through residencies and master’s workshops. He lived and worked 
 in Lagos for several years\, but returned to Cotonou\, Benin in 2019. From
  his early childhood he drew\, fascinated by the culture of the nomadic [.
 ..]
DTSTAMP:20260823T020508Z
LOCATION:OpenArtExchange\, Hoogstraat 85\, 3111HC Schiedam\, Netherlands
SUMMARY:The Unexpected Universe: Exploring the Ethereal Worlds of Sanda Ama
 dou (2021)
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<a href="https://www.openartexchange.com/event
 /the-unexpected-universe-exploring-the-ethereal-worlds-of-sanda-amadou-202
 1-72">The Unexpected Universe: Exploring the Ethereal Worlds of Sanda Amad
 ou (2021)</a>\nExperience the intricate geometries and fragile architectur
 es of Amadou's black and white visions\, accented with hints of color The 
 solo exhibition ‘The unexpected universe’ with paintings and collages 
 by Sanda Amadou (Benin) can be seen from Saturday 10 July. During the fest
 ive opening weekend we will provide snacks and drinks during your visit. T
 he exhibition can be visited until September 5\, during which time we are 
 closed during the summer holidays from August 4 to 25. About The unexpecte
 d universe The unexpected universe is a largely black and white world with
  a tinge of colour\, somewhere between reality and fantasy. With his uniqu
 e semi-abstract visual language\, Amadou reinterprets the nomadic Fulani u
 niverse and brings it to life. A dream world formed by various entangled a
 nd sometimes overlapping elements (ropes\, lianas\, knots\, leaves\, circl
 es and other patterns from the ancient Fulani tattoos)\, narrative about h
 umanism\, resistance\, tenacity\, resilience\, courage\, freedom\, and som
 e other observations. His works seem to obey a rigorous geometry and form 
 complex architectures\, which are simultaneously playful and surprisingly 
 fragile. Lines\, circles\, triangles and quadrilaterals\, semi-mathematica
 l figures that are never perfect\, connect Fulani symbols of natural life 
 with ropes at the base. His images result in imaginary forms and grotesque
  figures that show a ragged vulnerability\, ethereal and always in motion.
  They allow the viewer to glimpse an unreal essence. About Sanda Amadou Sa
 nda Amadou was born and raised in 1978 in a Fulani community in Northern B
 enin. He holds a PhD in Sociolinguistics (University of Ghana\, Accra) and
  received art education through residencies and master’s workshops. He l
 ived and worked in Lagos for several years\, but returned to Cotonou\, Ben
 in in 2019. From his early childhood he drew\, fascinated by the culture o
 f the nomadic [...]
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