Invisible Borders set to participate in ‘All the World's Futures'

Invisible Borders has been invited to participate at the ‪‎Venice Biennale, titled 'All the World's Futures' and curated by Okwui Enwezor.
They revealed this information recently and stated that they were excited to be a part of the renowned event, showcasing artists, film makers, theatre productions and much more from all over the world.
“Our presentation in the 56th Art Biennale includes a space-installation under the title A Trans-African World space. It aims to present the Invisible Borders project as a complimentary association between process and outcome. It will emphasize on the collective, dynamic and organic nature of the project while preserving the individuality of the body of works created by various artists. Moreover, we will present in the ARENA a feature length documentary about Invisible Borders followed by a discussion on the State of Things in the trans-African contemporary art scene and the critical ideas at the center of our practice.

About 136 artists were invited to participate in the event and some of them include: including John Akomfrah Karo Akpokiere Sammy Baloji, Nidhal Chamekh Marlene Dumas, Kay Hassan, Samson Kambalu, Goncalo Mabunda, Ibrahim Mahama, Abu Bakarr Mansaray Wangechi Mutu, Cheikh Ndiaye, Emeka Ogboh, Joachim Schonfeldt, Massinissa Selmani, Fatou Kande Senghor and Mikhael Subotzky Barthélémy Toguo.

“Hosted across various venues in Venice the Biennale will open to the public on 9th May and will run until 22nd November. This opportunity to experience some of the world's most current and exceptional artists is both a pleasure and honour and we look forward to sharing our vision, ideas and creativity,” they added.
According to Invisible Borders Trans-African Project’s Artistic Director, Emeka Okereke, “Invisible Borders, which began in Nigeria has evolved to include participants from Ghana, Mozambique, Cameroon and so on. We began as photographers, but some of us later became writers. The idea we are trying to propagate is not limited to Africa. The relationship between Africa and Europe is much more horizontal so this road trip aims to address that. We focus on encounter and interaction in this year’s trip. In the past four years, we got stuck at borders, but this time, we tried to make it more interactive and defined. We had exhibition in Amsterdam last time and will have some exhibitions this time.”