mathieu kleyebe abonnenc

25 Feb-17 Apr 2011

Overview

Foreword to Guns for Banta is the first UK solo exhibition by Paris-based artist Mathieu Kleyebe Abonnenc, following his two-month residency at Gasworks. In the exhibition Abonnenc examines the power of images, but also their absence, in the construction and understanding of the revolutionary movements pushing for the decolonisation of Africa. Using the films and fragmented memories of Sarah Maldodor- a pioneering yet little known French filmmaker of Guadeloupean origin - Abonnenc juxtaposes archival images and texts to reflect upon the afterlife of the militant image.