𝐿𝒶 𝒢𝑒𝓈𝓉𝓊𝑒𝓁𝓁𝑒 𝒹𝓊 𝒮𝑜𝓃𝑔𝑒 | 𝒢𝑒𝓈𝓉𝓊𝓇𝑒𝓈 𝑜𝒻 𝒟𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓂𝒾𝓃𝑔
by ibiyanε
Limited run [55]
𝐿𝒶 𝒢𝑒𝓈𝓉𝓊𝑒𝓁𝓁𝑒 𝒹𝓊 𝒮𝑜𝓃𝑔𝑒 emerges from continuous exchange with ibiyanε, a propulsive and generative rhythm that pulses through our shared and respective practices.
Since Elodie Dérond and Tania Doumbe Fines created their six inaugural pieces for my first exhibition and publication, ‘Black Experience isn’t a Spectacle’ (2020), ibiyanε has been deeply tied to the spoken and written word. Each creation is an insertion of archives. Research and poetry in form; each curve, a whispered memory.
Through the sacred act of connection — with oneself, with others, with the land, or with the divine — ibiyanε; meaning “to know one another”, becomes a praxis rooted in comprehension, reverence, and the transformation of a future we dare to dream.
This selection of writings gathers the resonances of the exchange between ibiyanε and Afi, held in Paris on June 13, 2025, as part of « Fun Palace: How to Live Together » at the Grand Palais
@le_grand_palais , in light of the Centre Pompidou
@centrepompidou ’s acquisition of the ‘Alè’ series (2021) [elombe 011, 012, 013].
with words by Elodie Dérond
Edited by Afi Venessa Appiah, Elodie Dérond, Tania Doumbe Fines
Design by Elodie Dérond, Tania Doumbe Fines
Published by Afi
Prepress and Xerox printing on vellum, metallic and linen papers by Letra Muerta
@letramuertainc .
Saddle stitch sewn binding with Japanese wood veneer covers by Jay Seven
@j7md
Final touches in Paris thanks to
@bbiayenda ’s studio!
Photos by :
@samorius
Thank you
@ibiyane for inviting me to join you on this full circle moment &
@_olivier_zeitoun_ &
@alicepialoux for the warmest welcome!
🎀
![| by ibiyanεLimited run [55] emerges from continuous exchange with ibiyanε, a propulsive and generative rhythm that pulses through our shared and respective practices.Since Elodie Dérond and Tania Doumbe Fines created their six inaugural pieces for my first exhibition and publication, ‘Black Experience isn’t a Spectacle’ (2020), ibiyanε has been deeply tied to the spoken and written word. Each creation is an insertion of archives. Research and poetry in form; each curve, a whispered memory.Through the sacred act of connection — with oneself, with others, with the land, or with the divine — ibiyanε; meaning “to know one another”, becomes a praxis rooted in comprehension, reverence, and the transformation of a future we dare to dream.This selection of writings gathers the resonances of the exchange between ibiyanε and Afi, held in Paris on June 13, 2025, as part of « Fun Palace: How to Live Together » at the Grand Palais @le_grand_palais , in light of the Centre Pompidou @centrepompidou ’s acquisition of the ‘Alè’ series (2021) [elombe 011, 012, 013].with words by Elodie DérondEdited by Afi Venessa Appiah, Elodie Dérond, Tania Doumbe FinesDesign by Elodie Dérond, Tania Doumbe FinesPublished by AfiPrepress and Xerox printing on vellum, metallic and linen papers by Letra Muerta @letramuertainc.
Saddle stitch sewn binding with Japanese wood veneer covers by Jay Seven @j7mdFinal touches in Paris thanks to @bbiayenda’s studio!Photos by : @samoriusThank you @ibiyane for inviting me to join you on this full circle moment & @_olivier_zeitoun_ & @alicepialoux for the warmest welcome!](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6764176224356667603063_0_e42467792ddbd5cbb539b2c2cbc03e04.jpg?o=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&h=7d93557e284dcb6e8e2dc3ac95850e83)
