Ifa-Organ associates Ifa; a binary divination system practiced principally in Nigeria, Benin, and their diasporas; and the barrel organ originating in Eastern and Central Europe. An Ifa … Read More
Ifa-Organ associates Ifa; a binary divination system practiced principally in Nigeria, Benin, and their diasporas; and the barrel organ originating in Eastern and Central Europe. An Ifa priest in Benin performed a remote consultation at Kapani Kiwanga’s request. This divination produced a series of signs that were then transposed onto a card for a barrel organ through perforations. When played, the card produces a repetitive music which broadcasts the oracle into public space. The perforated card is at once a sonic and visual object. When inactivated by the organ, the card is displayed in the exhibition space inviting the viewer to decipher the divination codes.
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