The Repair from Occident to Extra-Occidental Cultures

Kader Attia's highly regarded work "The Repair from Occident to Extra-occidental Cultures" was one of the central exhibits at dOCUMENTA (13) in Kassel. For over 15 years, Attia gathered the diverse materials that collectively form a panorama of cultural exchange between the African continent and the former colonial powers of Europe - from the well-known references to traditional African sculpture in modern art to the jewelry made by African artists from bullet casings. The interplay of these objects creates a very complex picture of mutual influence between colonial and post-colonial cultures.