Une mémoire d'éléphant

"I feel another odour of the universe, that is why I conceive what I see... I sculpt the world. I try in my own way to get Africans to live within their culture again. In short, I am "mad", mad to want to reconstitute Africa." Bomavé Konaté. "An Elephantine Memory" paints the portrait of this Burkinabe sculptor. A man of meetings and journeys, Konate has launched a "cultural houses" project in his little town in Burkina Faso. The International Modern and Traditional Arts Park (PIAMET) is both a residential centre for artists and craft workers from around the world, and a research centre on the traditions and memory of Burkina Faso. The PIAMET's conception and construction has launched a real debate about a rural Africa capable of boldly taking control of its own cultural development. An on-site meeting with the complex character Bomavé Konaté...