TO LAST

The exhibition is a collection of photographs of work carried out by more than a hundred women who, during the first three weeks of March 2018, participated in the restoration of traditional plastering in the Allou-Sana concession, in the town of Tangassogo (Tiébélé), located in the south of Burkina Faso.

With the help of everyday utensils such as a broom, a hoe, or different types of stones, and using natural soils and pigments, this technique documented since the 16 th century is an exceptional testimony of the Kasséna culture, which has a universal value and is recognised in the UNESCO Heritage List.

The work carried out periodically by the expert hands of the Kasséna women and their traditional “savoir-faire”; turns a need that modernity neglects, such as the maintenance of our buildings, into a collective art show done in community and solidarity among neighbouring families.

This restoration project in Burkina Faso has been promoted by the architect Albert Faus and the ceramist Toni Cumella, under the curatorship of Carlos Quintáns, with photographs by Anna Mas and the Architects’ Association of Catalonia’s support through the Cooperation Grants awarded annually by the institution.

It is currently on display in Vic as part of the SUMEM PATRIMONI VIC project.

We will shortly inform you about the conference that is being organised as part of this exhibition.