M.Bassy | Hamburg, Germany
The exhibition project »Unity in Diversity: Pan-African Art Practices of Collective Care« featured multimedia installations, objects and video works by Larry Achiampong, Sammy Baloji, Hamedine Kane & The Otolith Group (Oct 12 – Dec 6, 2025) exploring the connection between the Pan-African movement and art as a means to explore African and diasporic identities and heterogeneities and to pave the way for a decolonial future. Hamedine Kane from Dakar was our artist-in-residence and engaged for the opening into an artist talk with Larry Achiampong from London.
Accompanying the exhibition M.Bassy hosted a three-day thinking lab (Nov 6 – Nov 8, 2025) entitled »Pan-Africanism: Past – Present – Future« with the artist, filmmaker, musician and lecturer Larry Achiampong, the actress and filmmaker Aïssa Maïga, the multidisciplinary artist and entrepreneur Teemour Diop Mambéty & the writer, archivist and activist Attillah Springer. The thinking lab aimed to provide a platform for experts and cultural figures from various disciplines to exchange ideas and discuss Pan-Africanism, its history, current significance, and future prospects. Furthermore, it aimed to encourage networking and collaboration to develop concrete plans for the future. It culminated in a public panel conference on November 8, where pan-African core messages, demands, and visions were discussed with the audience, who formulated strategies for a solidarity-driven future in a globalised world.
Client: M.Bassy Hamburg | Role: Concept, Thinking Lab & Moderation
