Screening – Sammy Baloji: Aequare. The Future That Never Was (2023)

Artist Sammy Baloji's film about the Yangambi Agricultural Centre in Congo combines footage from colonial propaganda and film clips from the artist's field research. The film presents visually contemplative landscape images, interspersed with views of obsolete buildings occupied by Congolese agents and workers. The duration of the film is 20 minutes, and there will be two screenings – welcome!

Program

18.00-18.10: Welcome and introduction

Paula Toppila, IHME Helsinki

18.10: Sammy Baloji: Aequare. The Future That Never Was (2023)

18.30-19.00: Break and Q&A with Sammy Baloji

19.00-19.10: Welcome and introduction

Paula Toppila, IHME Helsinki

19.10-19.30 Sammy Baloji: Aequare. The Future That Never Was (2023)

19.30 The event ends

More information about the artist is available at https://ihmehelsinki.fi/en/event/upcoming-event/the-night-of-science-9-1-2025-sammy-baloji-aequare-the-future-that-never-was/

The capacity of the event venue is 214 people. The venue is accessible.

The organizer: IHME Helsinki