[Information & Report] Exhibition at Galleria “Feel Africa: Message through Arts and Lens”（7th June-6th July）
poster created by: Paul Kani Bahoya (DRC, AY2021 IAfP program student )
From 7th June to 6th July 2022, we will hold the art exhibition “Feel Africa: Message through Arts and Lens” at Galleria, Research and Lecture Building 1F. (This exhibition is only open to TUFS members.) The original art works of African students studying in TUFS will be exhibited. You will find about 60 works including graphic arts, picture books and photographs by 21 exhibitors there.
During the exhibition period, “core time” will be set for lunch break two or three times a week. Exhibitors will be around the venue during core time, so please use it as an opportunity to hear the background of the works and talk about various things, and to deepen understanding and exchange of their home region and Africa!
On Monday, 13th June, we will hold an event of the picture book created by a student from Sierra Leone at the Central Plaza.
The latest information such as core time will be updated on this page, so please check it out!
Feel Africa: Message through Arts and Lens
place: Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Research and Lecture Building 1F Galleria
date: Tue. 7th June 2022 to Wed. 6th July 2022 <only open to TUFS members>
exhibitors:
Emmanuel Wepngong Jato (ISEP-TUFS, undergraduate, Cameroon) Self-introduction video
Hanán Jeppie (ISEP-TUFS, undergraduate, South Africa) Self-introduction video
Paul Kani Bahoya (ISEP-TUFS, undergraduate, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Lisa Sanders (research student, South Africa) Self-introduction video
Amui Theresa Akuye (Peace and Conflict Studies[PCS] course, Graduate School of Global Studies, M1, Sierra Leone)
Shukulu Murekatete (PCS, M1, Rwanda) Self-introduction video
Elie Rodrigue Icishatse (PCS, M2, Burundi) Self-introduction video
Samuel Amankwah Okoto (PCS, M2, Ghana) Self-introduction video
Sarah Sherweedy (Graduate School of Global Studies, D2, Egypt) Self-introduction video
Ilef Salahuddin Mehrizi (Graduate School of Global Studies, D3, Tunisia)
Wusu Conteh (Graduate School of Global Studies, D3, Sierra Leone)
Brandon Mark Bodenstein (Joint Doctral Program for Sustainability Research [JDPSR], Graduate School of Global Studies, D2, South Africa) Self-introduction video
Etuwete Shiningayamwe (JDPSR, D2, Namibia) Self-introduction video
Fafa Sene (JDPSR, D2, Senegal) Self-introduction video
Achille Ndong (JDPSR, D2, Gabon) Self-introduction video
Kojo Opoku Aidoo (Visiting Professor at ASC-TUFS, researcher, Ghana)
List of self-introduction videos
exhibition website: http://www.tufs.ac.jp/iafp/en/feelafrica_en/
supported by: Inter-University Exchange Project (Africa) IAfP, African Studies Center, African Area Studies, School of International and Area Studies
Core Time
Time: lunch time (11:40-12:30)
The exhibitors below and supporters (TUFS students) will be waiting for you at the venue.
They will explain how the background of their works and their home countries. Please take this opportunity to get close with students from Africa!
Tue 7th June (the first day of the exhibition)
Amui Theresa Akuye (PCS, M1, Sierra Leone)
Sarah Sherweedy (Graduate School of Global Studies, D2, Egypt)
Thu 9th June
Emmanuel Wepngong Jato (ISEP-TUFS, undergraduate, Cameroon)
Paul Kani Bahoya (ISEP-TUFS, undergraduate, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Fafa Sene (JDPSR, D2, Senegal)
Sarah Sherweedy (Graduate School of Global Studies, D2, Egypt)
Wed 15th June
Hanán Jeppie (ISEP-TUFS, undergraduate, South Africa)
Shukulu Murekatete (PCS, M1, Rwanda)
Fafa Sene (JDPSR, D2, Senegal)
Fri 17th June
Emmanuel Wepngong Jato (ISEP-TUFS, undergraduate, Cameroon)
Fafa Sene (JDPSR, D2, Senegal)
Achille Ndong (JDPSR, D2, Gabon)
Ilef Salahuddin Mehrizi (Graduate School of Global Studies, D3, Tunisia)
Tue 21th June
Lisa Sanders (research student, South Africa)
Brandon Mark Bodenstein (JDPSR, D2, South Africa)
Fafa Sene (JDPSR, D2, Senegal)
Sarah Sherweedy (Graduate School of Global Studies, D2, Egypt)
Thu 23rd June
Emmanuel Wepngong Jato (ISEP-TUFS, undergraduate, Cameroon)
Paul Kani Bahoya (ISEP-TUFS, undergraduate, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Samuel Amankwah Okoto (PCS, M2, Ghana)
Fafa Sene (JDPSR, D2, Senegal)
Sarah Sherweedy (Graduate School of Global Studies, D2, Egypt)
Mon 27th June
Hanán Jeppie (ISEP-TUFS, undergraduate, South Africa)
Fafa Sene (JDPSR, D2, Senegal)
Achille Ndong (JDPSR, D2, Gabon)
Thu 30th June
Emmanuel Wepngong Jato (ISEP-TUFS, undergraduate, Cameroon)
Paul Kani Bahoya (ISEP-TUFS, undergraduate, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Fafa Sene (JDPSR, D2, Senegal)
Fri 1st July
Emmanuel Wepngong Jato (ISEP-TUFS, undergraduate, Cameroon)
Etuwete Shiningayamwe (JDPSR, D2, Namibia)
Fafa Sene (JDPSR, D2, Senegal)
Mon 4th July
Hanán Jeppie (ISEP-TUFS, undergraduate, South Africa)
Elie Rodrigue Icishatse (PCS, M2, Burundi)
Fafa Sene (JDPSR, D2, Senegal)
Wusu Conteh (Graduate School of Global Studies, D3, Sierra Leone)
Wed 6th July (the last day of the exhibition)
Hanán Jeppie (ISEP-TUFS, undergraduate, South Africa)
Sarah Sherweedy (Graduate School of Global Studies, D2, Egypt)
Recruitment for supporters
We are looking forward to the TUFS students to help us prepare and run the exhibition.
If you are interested, please contact us (feel_africa@tufs.ac.jp) !
If you are interested, please check the details from the form below.
https://bit.ly/feelafricasupport
deadline：Wed, 25th May 2022
Associated Event
Experience Sierra Leonean Village with A Picture Book: Story Hour of “Ansu’s Village”
We will hold the story hour event of the Sierra Leonean picture book “Experience Sierra Leone’s Village with A Picture Book: Story Hour of ‘Ansu’s Village'” on June 13, 2022.
“Ansu’s Village” was written by Ms. Theresa Akuye Amui, a master student at TUFS from Sierra Leone in 2021, just before she came to Japan. The book depicts people’s life in some village in Sierra Leone. You can see people’s life in country village, as well as diversity of human beings. The village is like a microcosm of the world.
In the event, Theresa will explain behind-the-scene story of the book and pick up several pages to explain what she actually wants to tell after we introduce the whole story of the book. After her talk, students from other African countries will talk how their life is in their countries.
We call it “Africa”, but it is a huge continent and contains many countries, regions, people, languages, cultures, lifestyles, history. We want people to feel the diversity of “Africa” in the event.
The event will be held at Central Plaza on TUFS campus. It is open to public, and no registration is required. We will also display the artworks of “Feel Africa” exhibition, so it is a great opportunity for people outside of TUFS to enjoy it!
date and time: Mon. 13th June, 2022 Lunch time (11:45-12:35) <open to public>
*To be postponed in case of rain
venue: Central Plaza, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (In front of Research and Lecture Bldg.)
Presenters:
Speaker | Theresa Akuye Amui (the author of “Ansu’s Village”, PCS, M1, Sierra Leone, )
Reader | Samuel Gabriel Katta (PCS, M1, Sierra Leone)
Friend | Shukulu Murekatete (PCS, M1, Rwanda), Bassant Mossalem (PCSm, M1, Egypt)
Moderator | Elie Rodrigue Icishatse (PCS, M2, Burundi)
Language: English
Admission: Free
Jointly organized by Feel Africa Exhibition Committee (Inter-University Exchange Project (Africa), African Studies Center, African Area Studies, School of International and Area Studies) and Peace and Conflict Studies Course [PCS], Graduate School of Global Studies
Questionnaire
Let us have your feedback about the event “Experience Sierra Leonean Village with A Picture Book: Story Hour of ‘Ansu’s Village’ “.
https://bit.ly/ansusvillage
Event Report
It was a bright cloudless day in the middle of the rainy season. Many people gathered for the event, including TUFS students, faculty and staff, and people from outside of TUFS.
Rodrigue, a master student from Burundi, moderated the event with his casual speech. After the brief introduction of the book “Ansu’s Village” by Theresa, the author of the book, Samuel, a master student from Sierra Leone read the whole book out loud to the audience. Then, Theresa picked up several scenes from the book and explained lifestyle and culture in Africa. Next, Shukulu from Rwanda and Bassant from Egypt gave presentations about their countries, such as culture, life in town, nature, etc. We were able to show different aspects of Africa by Theresa’s book which depicts people and life somewhere in a Sub-Saharan Africa, urban life in Africa by Shukulu’s presentation, life and culture in North Africa by Bassant’s presentation, and Rodrigue’s comments.
We believe that the event shows more and more people the charms and diversity of the huge continent called “Africa”. Moreover, it was a great pleasure for us to introduce the picture book with the fascinating story and diversity of Africa which was written by a young African.
You can watch the event from the video here.
Closing Event
As the closing event of the exhibition “Feel Africa: Message Through Arts and Lens” which will finish on July 6, 2022, we will hold the art & music event “Massage Through Arts and Music” on July 4, 2022. The event is compsed of music concert and talk session for graphic arts.
In the concert, we will perform 3 songs: a song in Wolof “Momy” sung by a Senegalese musician, Thione Seck, a Ghanaian folk song “Senyiwa”, and a song in Swahili “Baba Yetu” composed by Christopher Tin, based on the Christian prayer. TUFS students including students from African countries will sing and play guitar, African music instruments such as a djembe, and violine. We will distribute lyrics sheets, so why don’t you sing with us?
In the talk session, Mr. Paul Kani Bahoya, an exchange students from Protestant Institute of Arts and Sciences in Rwanda and a multi-talented artist from DRC, will explain stories and message behind his graphic arts which are exhibited at the exhibition “Feel Africa”. We will ask the audience to share what they feel and what kind of message they receive from each art, so that we can see the diversity of artworks. We’d be grateful if you can write your reflections on a sheet we will distribute at the event.
The event will be held at Central Plaza on TUFS campus. It is open to public, and no registration is required. We will also display the artworks of “Feel Africa” exhibition, so it is a great opportunity for people outside of TUFS to enjoy it!
The art & music event “Massage Through Arts and Music”
Date & Time: Monday, July 4, 2022 11:45 am – 12:35 pm
Venue: Central Plaza, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (In front of Research and Lecture Bldg.)
*In the case of rain, the venue will be Research and Lecture Bldg.102
Program｜
11:45 Opening Remarks
11:50 Senegalese song “Momy” by Fafa and friends
11:55 Ghanaian folk song “Senyiwa” by Samuel and audience
12:00 Paul Kani’s description of his graphic arts
12:25 Swahili song “Baba Yetu” by Rodrigue and friends
12:35 Closing remarks
MC｜Brandon Mark Bodenstein from South Africa (D2, Joint Doctoral Program for Sustainability Research <JDPSR>)
Performers｜
Achille Ndong from Gabon (D1, JDPSR)
Elie Rodrigue Icishatse from Burundi (M2, Peace and Conflict Studies Course<PCS>)
Etuwete Shiningayamwe from Namibia （D2, JDPSR)
Fafa Sene from Senegal (D2, JDPSR)
Hanán Jeppie from South Africa (International Student Exchange Program<ISEP> student from University of Pretoria)
Jato Emmanuel Wepngong from Cameroon (ISEP student from Protestant Institute of Arts and Social Sciences<PIASS>, invited by Inter-University Exchange Project “Innovative Africa: Educational Networking Programs for Human Resource Development in Africa’s SDGs” <IAfP>)
Lisa Sanders from South Africa (Research Student, Graduate School of Global Studies)
Paul Kani Bahoya from DRC (ISEP student from PIASS, invited by IAfP)
Samuel Amankwah Okoto from Ghana (M2, PCS)
Shukulu Murekatete from Rwanda (M1, PCS)
Wusu Conteh from Sierra Leone (D3, Graduate School of Global Studies)
…and friends
Language｜English (Wolof, Akan, and Swahili will be used in the songs)
Admission｜Free
Organized by Feel Africa Exhibition Committee (Inter-University Exchange Project (Africa), African Studies Center, African Area Studies, School of International and Area Studies).
Event Report
Although we had to change the venue into the Research and Lecture Bldg. due to the bad weather, many people, including people from outside of TUFS, came to see the event.
The event was led by Brandon from South Africa, the event MC, 11 African students and 25 Japanese students participated in the performances. Although we only had a few hours for practice for each performance, we believe that all of us, including the audience, were able to achieve the most important goal which is “to feel Africa” and “to enjoy ourselves”.
You can watch each performance from below.
Senegalese song “Momy” by Fafa and friends
Ghanaian folk song “Senyiwa” by Samuel and audience
Paul Kani’s description of his graphic arts
Swahili song “Baba Yetu” by Rodrigue and friends
Questionnaire
Please let us hear how the exhibition and Core Time was.
https://bit.ly/feelafricafb
ASC information page: http://www.tufs.ac.jp/asc/english/events/others/220607FeelAfrica.html
