Antananarivo, July 13, 2022 – The winners of the small cultural projects competition on “Fine Art and Biodiversity” organized by FAPBM and La Teinturerie Association of Artists, have been announced today. They are :
- Mozeration – I am Stupideman – Comic book
- Loko – Voa S’ary – painting and fresco
- Danielle RAHARIVOLA – A ma petite échelle – short film
Fine art and culture have been identified as effective vectors to raise public awareness, FAPBM and La Teinturerie have joined forces with a view to support cultural initiatives that contribute to the advocacy of protection and preservation of biodiversity in Madagascar. As a reminder, the theme of the year is the one announced by the United Nations for 2022 “Building a collective future for all life forms.”
Non-profit economic players such as social enterprises, Malagasy civil society organizations, and artists residing in Madagascar for at least one year were invited to propose cultural projects that will raise awareness among the population, especially young people, on the role played by biodiversity and protected areas in their way of life: in water, energy, food, etc.
After the closing of the submission on June 30, 2022, the selection process was conducted by a jury whose members are the following:
- Delphine ANDRIATSITOHAINA, artist and founding member of the artists’ association La Teinturerie ;
- Herinambinintsoa Tsiry Nantenaina RAKOTONINDRINA, President of the Resource Center for Contemporary Arts of Madagascar – CRAAM;
- Luciano ANDRIAMAHARO, Specialist in aquatic ecosystems, Director of the Science and Knowledge Department, Conservation International Madagascar; Richianny RATOVO, Multidisciplinary artist;
- Roda OPERMAN, Communication and Advocacy Manager, FAPBM.
A dozen applications were received for this edition, including three from the regions. The disciplines represented were varied: dance, slam, photography, video and short film, drawing, music, painting and graffiti. The recipients will receive a financial support of 1.300.000 MGA to realize the project and a technical support through a residence. The realization of the projects is scheduled from September.
According to the selection board chairperson, Luciano ANDRIAMAHARO, “The files received were evaluated on the basis of the following criteria by order of priority: artistic originality of the project, ease of implementation of the project technically and financially, ability of the project to raise awareness among young people on the role played by biodiversity and protected areas in their way of life: water, energy, food, etc., number of people affected by the project, presence of co-funders. I salute all those who have submitted a project for their initiatives and encourage them to use their talents to raise awareness. I congratulate the winners and wish them well.
Summaries of three deserving projects
MOZERATION – I AM STUPIDEMAN
This project is an online free short dramatic and humorous comic strip of 20 pages which consists of raising awareness among young people on the internet about the routine absurdities that we do and that destroy our environment. A comic strip that will then be all over the social media.
LOKO – VOA S’ARY
A group of artists from Diego have a project to create participatory frescoes representing endemic or rare animals and plants in Madagascar in order to raise awareness and sensitize the local population on illegal logging, pollution of the marine ecosystem, deforestation and mining, artisanal and industrial exploitation but also to restore local heritage.
DANIELLE RAHARIVOLA – A MA PETITE ECHELLE
The project in question is a short documentary film produced with a cell phone which describes/shows
the simple gestures to adopt at home to be more respectful of biodiversity. Danielle wants to show that if she wants to change habits and mindset about the protection of biodiversity, the change starts with her. A project that tests her talents as a multidisciplinary artist, notably through video art, music, poetry or silence, painting or photography.
About FAPBM
Created in 2005, thanks to the initiative of the Government of Madagascar and a few international organizations committed to conservation (WWF and Conservation International), FAPBM is a private Malagasy trust fund dedicated to the conservation of biodiversity in Madagascar. Its mission is to contribute to the sustainable funding of Madagascar Protected Areas System (SAPM), to contribute to the conservation of biodiversity, to the maintenance of ecosystem services, to the well-being of the population, to the fight against climate change and to promote good management within SAPM.
About La Teinturerie
La Teinturerie Association is an association of artists; it was founded in 2014 with the mission to promote visual art and all the other forms of art, to enhance access to art and culture to as many people as possible, to host foreign artists in creative residency, to help artists to exchange, train, create and emancipate themselves.
Contact:
Jade ANDRIANJAKA – lateinturerie.association@gmail.com – +261 34 01 990 77
Roda OPERMAN –roperman@fapbm.org – +261 34 02 265 01
