The Tropics
12 Sept. 2008 - 5 Jan. 2009, Martin-Gropius-Bau Berlin. 85 works of contemporary art and 200 exhibits from Africa, Asia, Oceania, the tropical America.
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David ZinkYi
Abakuá. 2006
Video installation
Left:
Malangan. Substitute for the body of a dead person during a commemorative ceremony
Papua New Guinea, New Ireland
Ca. 1900
Painted wood
Right:
Malangan. Substitute for the body of a dead person during a commemorative ceremony
Papua New Guinea, New Ireland
Ca. 1900
Painted wood
© Photos: Haupt & Binder
12 Sept. 2008 - 5 Jan. 2009, Martin-Gropius-Bau Berlin. 85 works of contemporary art and 200 exhibits from Africa, Asia, Oceania, the tropical America.