Floating through a dream. The Congo basin, home to so much life, yet so much strife. What it is, what it could be, has been a point of contention for so long; a place that many dream simply of experiencing, while others dream of owning. This sacred land, holds in its waters the essence of hope, and in the roots of its trees, the Congo and its Basin, hold the cataclysm.
Rediscovering the greats. A lot of hand painted wall art is chalked up as tribal, uncivilised, unexposed. And yet, if we dare to remember, the lessons and the stories told through these walls. If we dare to remember, the sanctity of the art, we would see, truly see, they knew all along. We are the ones who forgot.
An exploration of settlements like the Ba-ila village in an afrofuturistic solar punk world. The Ba-ila village, like many other villages across Africa, is an architectural wonder in Southern Zambia. Using fractals to structure their houses, the settlement is a communal effort. With no ‘project lead’, the settlements were just simply a part of the people. This is just how they were, unencumbered, an echo of the ancient ability to just know, inherently.
Basin
The Congo basin, home to so much life, yet so much strife. What it is, what it could be, has been a point of contention for so long; a place that many dream simply of experiencing, while others dream of owning. This sacred land, holds in its waters the essence of hope, and in the roots of its trees, the Congo and its Basin, hold the cataclysm.
Remember
A lot of hand painted wall art is chalked up as tribal, uncivilised, unexposed. And yet, if we dare to remember, the lessons and the stories told through these walls. If we dare to remember, the sanctity of the art, we would see, truly see, they knew all along. We are the ones who forgot.
Ba-ila
The Ba-ila village, like many other villages across Africa, is an architectural wonder in Southern Zambia. Using fractals to structure their houses, the settlement is a communal effort. With no ‘project lead’, the settlements were just simply a part of the people. This is just how they were, unencumbered, an echo of the ancient ability to just know, inherently.