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MATRIX 260 / Otobong Nkanga: Contained Measures of a KolanutPost an Event »
UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley
May 14 - May 14, 2016Info
- botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu
- 510-664-9841
MATRIX 260 consists of two mixed-media performance works that use self-reflection and storytelling to explore the material, natural, and sociopolitical history of Nigeria and beyond. The artist will present From Where I Stand (2015) at BAMPFA on May 11 and Contained Measures of a Kolanut (2012) at the Tropical House in the UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley on May 14. Contained Measures of a Kolanut presents an array of tables with diagrams, maps, and images, among other things, that explore the rituals and cultural histories associated with the kolanut—a bitter nut from the kola tree indigenous to tropical African rainforests that is a natural source of caffeine. Over the course of four hours Nkanga sits at one of the tables surrounded by various pictures and materials and asks participants to sit with her, while she engages them in discussion and invites them to partake in her variation of a kolanut ceremony. Included with BAMPFA or UC Botanical Garden admission; reciprocal entry.
