I understand that culture is not meant to remain frozen, folklorised, or repeated like a living museum. It is alive, meant to move through time, transform, and absorb the present. To belong to a culture is not to preserve it unchanged, but to let it evolve. And to contribute to it is to add something new and singular, born from one’s own uniqueness. Heritage is not repetition, but living transmission through creation.
This understanding shaped the year that just ended a year rich in experiences. Through people and places, I was given the space to express myself freely, and I grew in ways I didn’t think were still possible.
There were successes and challenges, of course, but above all lessons that required humility. I began this journey believing I could arrive in Congo kasaï and change things in one year with my own two hands lol.. My faith in myself is strong , thanks God I hope that never changes ahah. I learned that the path is about development and continuity. The time it takes matters less than the intention behind it.
I choose to let this project unfold without trying to impress anyone with immediate results. It’s not about when it will happen, but how and why.
I place this project under the protection of my guides, angels, and good ancestors. I now understand that such a vision carries political, financial, and human complexities far greater than I first imagined. Thankfully, strong forces have gathered around it, and last year made it clear to me that we are not alone ✨
Big up to the Congolese Minister of Culture, to the Chancellor in Paris, to the cultural chiefs of Kasaï, Congo, to
@gaswerksiedlung_berlin and
@studio1111berlin for a year of development, realisation, and creative freedom, to
@nyegenyegefest for the support, and to all my loves in Berlin and elsewhere who contributed through donations, fundraising, the purchase of
@kasapioofficial , or other forms of support.
Nothing is finished on the contrary. With an expanding vision and deep gratitude, I share this with tears of joy. Matondo, Danke, obrigado, gracias, shukran, merci du find fond du cœur De continuer à croire. This is only the beginning… 999
AXÉ AXÉ AXÉ …!!!
📸 by
@lesyeuxdiris