What does transmission mean in this age of communication, breaking news and so­cial media, but also individualism? What is this act that is destined to pass on to ano­ther generation, a memory, a collection of personal experiences, slices of life built up at home and abroad?

In addition to the traditions and rituals surrounding the passing on of know-how and knowledge from generation to generation, what linguistic, political, spiritual and social modes of dissemination fashion our vision of the world and shape us?

Ranging from personal stories to a broad historic perspective, Ce qui s’oublie et ce qui reste brings together heritage and mo­vement, addressing questions of frontiers and migration, of links between genera­tions, of history and memory on both sides of the Mediterranean and within the African continent. Paintings, weavings, sculptures, videos, installations, performances, some commissioned from artists representative of the vitality of African art, focus equally on exchanges and ruptures, on that which is forgotten, omitted, rendered invisible.

Running counter to colourful representa­tions of a supposedly African artistic pro­duction, Ce qui s’oublie et ce qui reste swings between continuity and breaking points, seeking to do away with the cli­chés of visual identity associated with the continent. Far from building up a uniform whole, the visual narratives of the artists are revealed in all their specificities, their facets and complexity.

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