A unique migrant-roots art exhibition

What If We Helped Each Other To Be Free? was an evocative showcase of 60+ artworks celebrating the transformative journeys of first and second-generation migrant artists from 12 decolonised countries. Hosted on January 8-18 2025 at the iconic 59 Rivoli Gallery in Paris, the exhibition, which called more than 2,000 visitors across 12 days, was a testament of creative resilience, interconnectedness and cultural contributions coming from Latin America, Africa and the Caribbean into the heart of Europe.

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A journey through the migrant self in post-colonial Europe

Across two floors, the exhibition narrated the outer and inner expressions of the migrant journey - from cultural cross-polination and the politics of collective liberation to the deeply emotional and spiritual journeys of creative transformation.

All About Coexistence

With a focus on cultural interconnectedness this exhibition came alive through a program based on inclusivity, community integration and cultural exchange.

Along its more than 60 artworks spanning painting, photography, ceramics and textiles, the exhibition featured performances by migrant artists like legendary Cameroonian DJ and curator Cheetah and French-Guadeloupean rapper NoSa, alongside hands-on ceramics workshops with Ceraniqs, and the screening of ARIBADA, the trans-futurist indigenous Colombian short film.

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  • Collective Ceramics Workshop

    by Ceraniqs

  • Painting Raw Emotions

    Workshop by Philippe Sickout

  • Screening of ARIBADA

    An indigenous trans-futuristic short-film by Natalia Escobar and Simon(e) Jaikiruma

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  • Aminta Paiz, Guatemala/Amsterdam

    Artist, speaker and storyteller based in Amsterdam.

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  • Maria Victoria Londoño, Colombia/France

    Philosopher and ceramic artist.

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  • Margarita Maria, Colombia/Amsterdam

    Textile artist and herbalist based in Amsterdam.