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The Drummers and Their Drumbeats: Prince Toffa

Prince Toffa is the artist name of Boris Abbas, a creator and designer with an atypical, self-taught background. Born in 1977 in Benin, lives and works in Benin. Initially a stylist, then a painter, he returned to styling in a more plastic and monumental dimension. Faced with the cost of fabrics, he uses ordinary objects: tubes of ointment, cans, cigarette butts, etc., which he assembles to build imposing outfits that he links symbolically to Beninese royalty and divinities. Far from trying to recreate royal pomp, he invents new forms, such as his large headdresses made of added hair. These creations can be seen in urban performances. __ Culturescapes 2023 Sahara picks up from the Amazonian edition of the festival and introduces some of participating artists with their video portraits done by Anita Afonu, an award-winning Ghanaian documentary film director. In 2023, the three themes—borders, resilience, and futures—that structure the narrative of the festival program can be experienced through the stories of the invited artists. This series of video portraits, The Drummers and Their Drumbeats, enable a broader understanding of the socio-political and cultural context of the Saharan region. Each portrait allows a look behind the scenes into the artists' real life beyond the black box, the white cube, or the concert venue. Artists reveal essential inspirations for their practices and discuss critical questions of our time that influx their work. Anita Afonu has over a decade of experience directing and producing films exploring the hidden histories and everyday lives of people in West Africa. She belongs to a new generation of African artists who are creatively reckoning with their nations’ pasts to understand the present political and social realities. __ For more information on Culturescapes, visit www.culturescapes.ch.