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lettera27 is a non-profit foundation, born in July 2006. Its mission is to support the right to literacy, education, and the access to knowledge and information.
lettera27 is the 27th letter of the alphabet, the missing letter, the letter yet to be, the hybrid sign, the empty box, the link between oral and written words, the connection to the future, the intersection of analogic and digital.
lettera27 is the 27th letter of the alphabet, the missing letter, the letter yet to be, the hybrid sign, the empty box, the link between oral and written words, the connection to the future, the intersection of analogic and digital.
AtWork
May 08, 2012
AtWork: the creative process inside a notebook
Many, Many (people) is the title of the ‘artist notebook’ produced by Pascale-Marthine Tayou, the internationally renowned Cameroonian artist. Pascale-Marthine Tayou donated this piece of work to lettera27 as part of the AtWork project, which begins with a collection of ‘artist notebooks’ – unique pieces of work created by a variety of artists on Moleskine notebooks – that reflects the variety and wealth of contemporary art. The first leg of AtWork will be in Africa, in the city of Dakar. AtWork_Dakar will therefore be the first operational occasion and will be realised in collaboration with Kër Thiossane. It will feature a workshop (8-9 May 2012), overseen by the artist Kan-Si, that is to involve youngsters and students, and an exhibition (11-21 May 2012) at the Institut Français du Sénégal – Galerie Le Manège. AtWork_Dakar is part of the Afropixel 3 festival, one of the Off events of the Biennale des Arts de Dakar (watch the video).
Image: Pascale-Marthine Tayou, Many, Many (people), 2011, Courtesy lettera27
AtWork: the creative process inside a notebook
Many, Many (people) is the title of the ‘artist notebook’ produced by Pascale-Marthine Tayou, the internationally renowned Cameroonian artist. Pascale-Marthine Tayou donated this piece of work to lettera27 as part of the AtWork project, which begins with a collection of ‘artist notebooks’ – unique pieces of work created by a variety of artists on Moleskine notebooks – that reflects the variety and wealth of contemporary art. The first leg of AtWork will be in Africa, in the city of Dakar. AtWork_Dakar will therefore be the first operational occasion and will be realised in collaboration with Kër Thiossane. It will feature a workshop (8-9 May 2012), overseen by the artist Kan-Si, that is to involve youngsters and students, and an exhibition (11-21 May 2012) at the Institut Français du Sénégal – Galerie Le Manège. AtWork_Dakar is part of the Afropixel 3 festival, one of the Off events of the Biennale des Arts de Dakar (watch the video).
Image: Pascale-Marthine Tayou, Many, Many (people), 2011, Courtesy lettera27
Borders
April 18, 2012
Twelve little stories cross through Parma
During the months of April and May, the meeting points, squares and streets of the city of Parma will fill up with faces and words spoken in different languages. The city is to host the fourth leg of 'Luoghi Comuni - little migrating stories', which was organised in collaboration with PPA - Parma per gli Altri and Galleria dei Pensieri. The initiative will be presented to the press on Thursday 19 April at 5:30 pm, in Palazzo Giordani’s Sala Borri, in Viale Martiri della Libertà 15, Parma. You can read the twelve stories here.
Twelve little stories cross through Parma
During the months of April and May, the meeting points, squares and streets of the city of Parma will fill up with faces and words spoken in different languages. The city is to host the fourth leg of 'Luoghi Comuni - little migrating stories', which was organised in collaboration with PPA - Parma per gli Altri and Galleria dei Pensieri. The initiative will be presented to the press on Thursday 19 April at 5:30 pm, in Palazzo Giordani’s Sala Borri, in Viale Martiri della Libertà 15, Parma. You can read the twelve stories here.
March 31, 2011
Soltanto il mare (Nothing but the sea): a tribute to Lampedusa through the eyes of a migrant
Soltanto il mare (Nothing but the sea): a tribute to Lampedusa through the eyes of a migrant
March 14, 2010
The African Asian and Latin American Film Festival with Luoghi Comuni: the Directors’ Voices
The African Asian and Latin American Film Festival with Luoghi Comuni: the Directors’ Voices
October 12, 2009
Luoghi comuni /little migrating stories with Autoguidovie: a journey through the province of Milan.
Luoghi comuni /little migrating stories with Autoguidovie: a journey through the province of Milan.
WikiAfrica
April 04, 2012
WikiAfrica at Lagos Black Heritage Festival: Italy-Africa links
On Wednesday 4th April lettera27 takes part into Lagos Black Heritage Festival and presents WikiAfrica, in collaboration with Africa Centre of Cape Town, project main African partner. Lagos Black Heritage Festival takes place from 2nd to 9th April in Lagos, Nigeria, and is an annual event devoted to links between the African continent and its diaspora in contemporary Europe, promoted by Nobel Prize Wole Soyinka. With the title Black in the Mediterranean, each festival edition is focused on comparison between an African and a European country, in order to create, year after year, a map of the relationships between Europe and Africa, through the Mediterranean Sea, in history and contemporaneity. 2012 festival is focused on relationships between Italy and Africa and is edited by Alessandria Di Maio.
WikiAfrica at Lagos Black Heritage Festival: Italy-Africa links
On Wednesday 4th April lettera27 takes part into Lagos Black Heritage Festival and presents WikiAfrica, in collaboration with Africa Centre of Cape Town, project main African partner. Lagos Black Heritage Festival takes place from 2nd to 9th April in Lagos, Nigeria, and is an annual event devoted to links between the African continent and its diaspora in contemporary Europe, promoted by Nobel Prize Wole Soyinka. With the title Black in the Mediterranean, each festival edition is focused on comparison between an African and a European country, in order to create, year after year, a map of the relationships between Europe and Africa, through the Mediterranean Sea, in history and contemporaneity. 2012 festival is focused on relationships between Italy and Africa and is edited by Alessandria Di Maio.
February 24, 2012
lettera27 and Wikimedia Italia have created the first training course for Wikipedians in Residence
lettera27 and Wikimedia Italia have created the first training course for Wikipedians in Residence
February 10, 2012
Africa Centre in Cape Town and lettera27 promote WikiAfrica: a new collaboration and two Wikipedians in Residence
Africa Centre in Cape Town and lettera27 promote WikiAfrica: a new collaboration and two Wikipedians in Residence
November 28, 2011
Share Your Knowledge introduces itself: the project results at the press conference
Share Your Knowledge introduces itself: the project results at the press conference
Mobile A2K - Mobile Access to Knowledge
April 11, 2012
Culture and Safety in Africa: Developing a Methodology Guide
The workshop Culture and Safety in Africa: Developing a Methodology Guide, which was held in Switzerland between the 10th and 14th March 2012, focused on the creation of a research methodology for Mobile Access to Knowledge: Culture and Safety in Africa. This represented the second phase of lettera27‘s Mobile A2K project, which aims to study the impact of public art and cultural events on urban safety in the cities of Douala, in Cameroon, Luanda, in Angola, and Johannesburg, in South Africa.
Culture and Safety in Africa: Developing a Methodology Guide
The workshop Culture and Safety in Africa: Developing a Methodology Guide, which was held in Switzerland between the 10th and 14th March 2012, focused on the creation of a research methodology for Mobile Access to Knowledge: Culture and Safety in Africa. This represented the second phase of lettera27‘s Mobile A2K project, which aims to study the impact of public art and cultural events on urban safety in the cities of Douala, in Cameroon, Luanda, in Angola, and Johannesburg, in South Africa.
January 11, 2011
Jengu Project Work in Progress: Do It Yourself. The work of Bili Bidjocka for SUD 2010
Jengu Project Work in Progress: Do It Yourself. The work of Bili Bidjocka for SUD 2010
September 07, 2010
MobileA2K: Afrofantasy, the disenchanted teacher, knowledge from an African point of view
MobileA2K: Afrofantasy, the disenchanted teacher, knowledge from an African point of view
Detour/myDetour
September 03, 2011
Ecriture Infinie / Infinite Writing with Moleskine at Festivaletteratura in Mantua
A time capsule for eight giant-sized handwritten books. An art project by Bili Bidjocka, curated by Simon Njami, celebrating the rite of passage between handwriting as we know it and the handwriting of the future. Presented by Moleskine from 7th to 11th September 2011 at Festivaletteratura, Mantua, in collaboration with lettera27. Is handwriting still alive, this is the title of a presentation event with the curator, the artist and Maria Sebregondi, Moleskine, on Saturday 10 at 7:14 pm.
The public is invited to take part during the festival and leave its mark creating together an art installation. The ex-church of Santa Maria della Vittoria, Via Domenico Fernelli 15 in Mantua, hosts this artistic work in progress. This location has already been the venue of a workshop dedicated to African art, with Bili Bidjocka and Simon Njami, organized by lettera27 during 2007 edition.
Ecriture Infinie / Infinite Writing with Moleskine at Festivaletteratura in Mantua
A time capsule for eight giant-sized handwritten books. An art project by Bili Bidjocka, curated by Simon Njami, celebrating the rite of passage between handwriting as we know it and the handwriting of the future. Presented by Moleskine from 7th to 11th September 2011 at Festivaletteratura, Mantua, in collaboration with lettera27. Is handwriting still alive, this is the title of a presentation event with the curator, the artist and Maria Sebregondi, Moleskine, on Saturday 10 at 7:14 pm.
The public is invited to take part during the festival and leave its mark creating together an art installation. The ex-church of Santa Maria della Vittoria, Via Domenico Fernelli 15 in Mantua, hosts this artistic work in progress. This location has already been the venue of a workshop dedicated to African art, with Bili Bidjocka and Simon Njami, organized by lettera27 during 2007 edition.
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