"IMAGINER DAKAR : LA VILLE PAR SES
ENFANTS CITOYENS" is an exhibition
made by and for children in Dakar. The
exhibition was launched during the 7th edition
of the Partcours Festival.
This multimedia exhibition offered visitors the
opportunity to experience Dakar from the
perspective of its youngest citizens - children.
The exhibition included two interactive spaces;
the first - a mini city where children and adults
were invited to immerse themselves in an
exciting experience of reconstructing their city
and the second - photos and videos taken by
the children as a critical reflection about their
city.
The exhibition is a result of a two month
collaboration with children from Yoff, where
Ker Imagination is based. For two months, 30
children from Yoff benefited from 15
workshops on the topics of multimedia, city
planning and architecture, leading critical
conversations about their city, neighbourhood
and the efficiency of public services. Among
the issues children raised and explored were:
the absence of of public (play) spaces, trash
and waste problems and safety in their
neighbourhood. These issues were then more
thoroughly explored by the children through
photography, video, and interviews with family
members and neighbours. In order to truly
allow the visitors to view the city from a child’s
perspective, the children built 3 periscopes that
adults could use to view the exhibition from
the average height of a child ages 3, 7 and 11.
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