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  • Date

    15. September - 30. October 2026

    Tue 11:00 - 21:00
    Wed 11:00 - 19:00
    Thu 11:00 - 21:00
    Fri 11:00 - 19:00
    Sun 10:00 - 15:00

Intro

An exhibition co-curated with Mayi Arts

Carine Biley and Ngalula Mafwata are pleased to present *Sacred Languages: Metamorphoses*, a solo exhibition by Cameroonian photographer and visual artist Martin ABEGA at Filafriques in Geneva. Presented as part of a collaboration between Filafriques and MAYÌ ARTS, and curated by Ngalula Mafwata, the exhibition brings together a selection of photographic compositions and works that blend photography, textiles, embroidery, cowrie shells, and charcoal. “Sacred Languages: The Metamorphoses” explores the processes of transformation that affect both body and mind—trial, fragility, trace, transmission, and regeneration—metaphorically embodied through the female figure.

FROM THE IAGAL IMAGE TO MATTER

Martin ABEGA’s universe brings together the body, memory, and beauty. For ABEGA, photography is never an end in itself. It is a door, a sacred portal to other interconnected realms of thought. From photography to textiles, from embroidery to charcoal, the image extends, fragments, dissolves, and takes on a new form. These inner metamorphoses are then mirrored by visual metamorphoses. Sacred Languages: Metamorphoses does not seek to impose a definitive interpretation of the sacred. Rather, the exhibition opens up a space for contemplation and inquiry. What remains of us after the transformation?

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Location Galerie Filafriques
Boulevard James-Fazy 18
1201 Genève
Switzerland
Price
Free admission
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Event dates

  • 22 September 2026
  • 23 September 2026
  • 24 September 2026
  • 25 September 2026
  • 27 September 2026
  • 29 September 2026
  • 30 September 2026
  • 01 October 2026
  • 02 October 2026
  • 04 October 2026
  • 06 October 2026
  • 07 October 2026
  • 08 October 2026
  • 09 October 2026
  • 11 October 2026
  • 13 October 2026
  • 14 October 2026
  • 15 October 2026
  • 16 October 2026
  • 18 October 2026
  • 27 October 2026
  • 28 October 2026
  • 29 October 2026
  • 30 October 2026

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Date

15. September - 30. October 2026

Tue 11:00 - 21:00
Wed 11:00 - 19:00
Thu 11:00 - 21:00
Fri 11:00 - 19:00
Sun 10:00 - 15:00

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