Voices from Nagaland

On the November 3rd two artists from Nagaland will be guests at the Humboldt Forum. The musician Sentienla Toy Threadgill will speak about her soundinstallation „I will not weep“ and the ethnologist and painter Iris Odyuo will reflect the meaning of the historical Naga collection in the Ethnologisches Museum of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. As an introduction the curator Roland Platz will give a short guided tour through the temporary exhibition „Naga Land. Voices from Northeast India“.

4 pm
short guided tour through the exhibition Naga Land.

Voices from Northeast India“ by Roland Platz, head curator of the exhibition
place: temporary exhibition „Naga Land“

4.30 pm
exhibition talk „From the view of an artist“ with Iris Odyuo.

Iris Odyuo is committed to keep Naga art and handicrafts alive, for example basketry. At the same time she is a painter. In November 2022 she is doing a residency at the Ethnologisches Museum Berlin studyiing the historical Naga collection. In her talk she will reflect her own work and the meaning of the historical collection.
place: temporary exhibition „Naga Land“

6 pm
Talk and presentation of the sound installation „I will not weep“ by Senti Toy Threadgill

„I will not weep“ was produced by the Naga musician Senti Toy Threadgill for the Listening Room in the Humboldt Forum. Various historical and contemporary sound recordings give an insight into what the region sounds like. Referring to the title the artist sees many reasons for the Naga to weep. For example because they lost their freedom or because they lost aspects of their traditional music. How can the limitations imposed by colonialism and christianization be overcome? What does it mean to no longer weep? Sentienla Toy Threadgill has been living in New York since 1994. She is a musician and music ethnologist who is especially interested in the topic of feelings and affect in relation to music.
place: Klangwerkstatt and Listening Room

The event will be held in English.