Jamie N Kim & Mo Manager presents:
IMAGINING
MOZAMBIQUE
A TRAVELLING GROUP EXHIBITION
The Motivation ;
Colonization, civil war, natural disaster and economic instability have plagued Mozambique which has led to widespread uncertainty for tomorrow's youth. What can the children of today in Mozambique create to change their destiny? What will peace and prosperity look like in their 21st century? Will the future be bright? Or will the cycle of despair continue?
This exhibition will consist of various works of art and a small photography section consisting of a compilation of Mozambican images that are given to artists as inspiration.
The intent of Imagining Mozambique is to create thought provoking art that will bring attention to the day-to-day life of the children of Mozambique. Further, we hope the exhibition will open a larger conversation in the media about the situation for children in Mozambique and ideally inspire people to act in one form or another.
The Contributing artists;
Florence Manlik : http://www.florencemanlik.com
Marcos Chin : http://www.marcoschin.com
Parra: http://www.rockwellclothing.com/parra/
Superdeux: http://www.superdeux.com/portfolio.html
123Klan: http://www.123klan.com/v2/
Catalina Estrada: http://www.catalinaestrada.com/
Carlos Serrao: www.carlosserrao.com
Giuliano and Federico: www.happycentro.it
Akinori Oishi : http://www.aiki-air.com
Balint Zsako : http://www.balintzasako.com
Matt Maitland : http://www.bigactive.com/illustration/mat-maitland
Niels Shoe Meulman : http://www.nielsshoemeulman.com
Superelectric : http://www.superelectric.nl
Crabsalad : http://www.crabsalad.nl/
The Context;
In 1991, after a visit to Mozambique, Barbara Hoffman founded ASEM -- a non profit organization which aims to help Mozambican children who are victims of a long civil war as well as different natural disasters, which have devastated the country and prevented people from becoming self sufficient.
Over the past 17 years, ASEM has offered children an alternative to living life in the streets, abandonment and rejection from society. Various centers have been created to provide shelter, education, and food to thousands of children. Cultural and sports activities are organized and play an important role in the psychological rehabilitation of the children.
A large part of ASEM's mission is to retrace each child's history to help him or her find their families and evaluate the possibility to send him or her back to the original community. This process involves a string of visits in the possible foster family, after which the child is left free to choose. After the process is completed ASEM assures a financial support: to the child, so s/he might go on to school; and to the older children, so that they may start on a job to provide them with a minimum of security in their life. ASEM continues to visit the children for two years subsequent to their return into the family, in order to make sure they are confident in the new environment. This is a way to help not only the children, but the entire community into recovering a social and cultural balance that was torn apart by the war.
The Address ;
Maxalot gallery, Haringpakkerssteeg 10-18 Amsterdam
For info and images please contact Max Akkerman: max@maxalot.com
+31(0)6-3434-6031
