Pixelini Festival, Bamako

Sarah Hickson reports:

Pixelini is a festival about digital arts, creativity, and technology that took place last week in Bamako, Mali - a collaboration between the Collectif Yeta in Mali, Ker Thiossane in Senegal and Rose des Vents Numériques in France.

Highlights included:

“cocktail électronique” a customised shopping trolley containing bottles of bissap and ginger juice, a computer screen, speakers and webcam. Removing a bottle and pouring a drink triggers all kinds of sounds and images - both pre-recorded and live.

and a Maker tour:

The second day of the Pixelini Festival starts with a visit to the Marche de Medine in Bamako where the blacksmiths transform (upcycle) old cars, railway sleepers and scrap metal into tools, kitchenware - almost anything.

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Photos courtesy of Sarah Hickson