https://evelyne-raje.com evelyne raje Thu, 17 Nov 2022 10:38:11 +0000 https://evelyne-raje.com en https://evelyne-raje.com/Experience-6 Thu, 17 Nov 2022 10:38:11 +0000 evelyne raje https://evelyne-raje.com/Experience-6 WORK&nbsp; Experience 6 2022&nbsp; Blessing to Palazzo <img width="2060" height="1372" width_o="2060" height_o="1372" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b1e1ef873272c3cd256f362d82ea93a5a83f66529863ec2bfc21dcb31c42b5a8/Capture-decran-2022-11-17-a-11.39.54.png" data-mid="159352615" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b1e1ef873272c3cd256f362d82ea93a5a83f66529863ec2bfc21dcb31c42b5a8/Capture-decran-2022-11-17-a-11.39.54.png" /> <img width="2054" height="1374" width_o="2054" height_o="1374" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b312187424cb4c07de81242b901fea3e751e9bb11b7d0af6e6d4024b43f63374/Capture-decran-2022-11-17-a-11.40.20.png" data-mid="159352616" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b312187424cb4c07de81242b901fea3e751e9bb11b7d0af6e6d4024b43f63374/Capture-decran-2022-11-17-a-11.40.20.png" /> <img width="1778" height="1248" width_o="1778" height_o="1248" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/14b2873e4c17abdf8a441daf96f01738227824fc38223f8e9fc00ad337856855/Capture-decran-2022-11-17-a-11.40.47.png" data-mid="159352618" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/14b2873e4c17abdf8a441daf96f01738227824fc38223f8e9fc00ad337856855/Capture-decran-2022-11-17-a-11.40.47.png" /> <img width="2050" height="1368" width_o="2050" height_o="1368" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b333f5507c6c5bd54d32564793e42f4326890bf2aa9e1ae3bba82f88919ae490/Capture-decran-2022-11-17-a-11.42.00.png" data-mid="159352617" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b333f5507c6c5bd54d32564793e42f4326890bf2aa9e1ae3bba82f88919ae490/Capture-decran-2022-11-17-a-11.42.00.png" /> @ Eline Willaert At dawn,in October,I performed a&nbsp; collection of Indian rituals from my childhood to provide protection to my workspace, Palazzo. Click here to read the full performance transcript in French. https://evelyne-raje.com/Experience-5 Mon, 30 May 2022 10:38:50 +0000 evelyne raje https://evelyne-raje.com/Experience-5 WORK&nbsp; Experience 5 2022&nbsp; Making kolams <img width="2048" height="1146" width_o="2048" height_o="1146" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/46b85ab8b3dbe0f9c33061ed0b91fce030ed5c7798ec6300a9e73907547ccfdf/Capture-decran-2022-05-18-a-12.24.34.jpg" data-mid="144043868" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/46b85ab8b3dbe0f9c33061ed0b91fce030ed5c7798ec6300a9e73907547ccfdf/Capture-decran-2022-05-18-a-12.24.34.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1147" width_o="2048" height_o="1147" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ef04f8865c0de16ad56a0f9d194c786827e1962bbf6e4178e9872ecd0e091659/Capture-decran-2022-05-18-a-12.32.51.jpg" data-mid="144043870" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ef04f8865c0de16ad56a0f9d194c786827e1962bbf6e4178e9872ecd0e091659/Capture-decran-2022-05-18-a-12.32.51.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1153" width_o="2048" height_o="1153" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1de23f0cabd98b7b082c07d2d6e8284512109ff9b369f0b2da0726d13819d74a/Capture-decran-2022-05-18-a-12.34.24.jpg" data-mid="144043871" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1de23f0cabd98b7b082c07d2d6e8284512109ff9b369f0b2da0726d13819d74a/Capture-decran-2022-05-18-a-12.34.24.jpg" /> In South India, every morning, most women practice the art of kolam. They wash the floor in front of their home and trace a protective drawing for the new coming day.&nbsp; This ritual was lost during the emigration of my mother to France. I decided to reconnect with it and document the process.&nbsp; https://evelyne-raje.com/Experience-4 Mon, 30 May 2022 10:24:43 +0000 evelyne raje https://evelyne-raje.com/Experience-4 Experience 4 2022 - ongoing Finding my Indian name <img width="2048" height="1139" width_o="2048" height_o="1139" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6b53df50ca398cce2a4f9c37a0a70daa29a8da289486d96b99c67b48482581f4/Capture-decran-2022-05-30-a-10.30.20.jpg" data-mid="144043799" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6b53df50ca398cce2a4f9c37a0a70daa29a8da289486d96b99c67b48482581f4/Capture-decran-2022-05-30-a-10.30.20.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1144" width_o="2048" height_o="1144" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/edbe87a76fe3359d54cba822349ec77412affd7b7c6d18772d888ebfaf86aab0/Capture-decran-2022-05-30-a-10.33.05.jpg" data-mid="144043800" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/edbe87a76fe3359d54cba822349ec77412affd7b7c6d18772d888ebfaf86aab0/Capture-decran-2022-05-30-a-10.33.05.jpg" /> <img width="585" height="371" width_o="585" height_o="371" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e65d1743c27ae77460730f9438ed7de161d226f64a2de05d2a74c58ecc97bee0/Acte-de-renonciation-Massena-Recto.jpg" data-mid="144043801" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/585/i/e65d1743c27ae77460730f9438ed7de161d226f64a2de05d2a74c58ecc97bee0/Acte-de-renonciation-Massena-Recto.jpg" /> This performance originated from a desire to find back my Indian family name, which was replaced by a French name several generations ago, due to the colonization of Pondicherry by France. This name has not managed to be transmitted orally in my family history, but it has left room for many legends. This investigation, which is still in progress, allows me to reconnect with my individual history as well as a collective history. Going through the colonial archives, I search for my ancestor’s name, among the thousands of names meticulously listed. https://evelyne-raje.com/Experience-3-1 Mon, 01 Nov 2021 16:23:09 +0000 evelyne raje https://evelyne-raje.com/Experience-3-1 Experience 3 2021 Decolonize English tea <img width="2048" height="1139" width_o="2048" height_o="1139" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0789961263e5b45a88bf87773a3aa2cca9661b0e573cadcbede1c1ae2dffaa51/Capture-decran-2021-09-12-a-11.30.09.jpg" data-mid="123378530" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0789961263e5b45a88bf87773a3aa2cca9661b0e573cadcbede1c1ae2dffaa51/Capture-decran-2021-09-12-a-11.30.09.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1135" width_o="2048" height_o="1135" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/889618dfa935ab0f4de52e05af8180fde444543927db0d213f0e3f01b26df296/Capture-decran-2021-09-12-a-11.32.27.jpg" data-mid="123378531" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/889618dfa935ab0f4de52e05af8180fde444543927db0d213f0e3f01b26df296/Capture-decran-2021-09-12-a-11.32.27.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1146" width_o="2048" height_o="1146" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3177ed6bbf634511a9e0500402256920cc693ee6259a0cb3d65acda50876bd83/Capture-decran-2021-09-12-a-11.33.18.jpg" data-mid="123378532" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3177ed6bbf634511a9e0500402256920cc693ee6259a0cb3d65acda50876bd83/Capture-decran-2021-09-12-a-11.33.18.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1137" width_o="2048" height_o="1137" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7550ac86bdd0a02b00a5d23bdedd1c0ec7e0e7de781c2bb3f21b7cc96038e76d/Capture-decran-2021-09-12-a-11.34.01.jpg" data-mid="123378533" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7550ac86bdd0a02b00a5d23bdedd1c0ec7e0e7de781c2bb3f21b7cc96038e76d/Capture-decran-2021-09-12-a-11.34.01.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1132" width_o="2048" height_o="1132" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/77bc81854c79c67c9944abb6449f848a8efaae14dfbce5fd6160609c94b72d68/Capture-decran-2021-09-12-a-11.37.15.jpg" data-mid="123378534" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/77bc81854c79c67c9944abb6449f848a8efaae14dfbce5fd6160609c94b72d68/Capture-decran-2021-09-12-a-11.37.15.jpg" /> How to make English tea with local resources and question its colonial heritage?I collected grass in England and followed the steps of preparing English tea using this grass. The consumption of tea is closely linked to the history of British colonization in India through the trade of the East India Company. This translates today into a great disparity between the profits generated by the leaders of the tea industry, and the working conditions in the producing countries (India and China). This performance is part of a series that questions the colonial heritage which persists over time and generations in Europe, through food and gestures. https://evelyne-raje.com/Experience-2 Mon, 01 Nov 2021 16:23:09 +0000 evelyne raje https://evelyne-raje.com/Experience-2 Experience 2 2021 Decolonize Italian coffee <img width="2048" height="1144" width_o="2048" height_o="1144" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d77c57b84f13aaa5388cdc8c2e85b66ce6b478248e3313396671529fe3fc3d63/Capture-decran-2021-09-10-a-10.39.31.jpg" data-mid="123378452" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d77c57b84f13aaa5388cdc8c2e85b66ce6b478248e3313396671529fe3fc3d63/Capture-decran-2021-09-10-a-10.39.31.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1134" width_o="2048" height_o="1134" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d4148eeeba46eb59779eefa1bd6c71c9df8df2f4c655a8d533edc9f2556347c1/Capture-decran-2021-09-11-a-08.09.10.jpg" data-mid="123378453" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d4148eeeba46eb59779eefa1bd6c71c9df8df2f4c655a8d533edc9f2556347c1/Capture-decran-2021-09-11-a-08.09.10.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1138" width_o="2048" height_o="1138" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b38696bdb03791e0f99f849b5a89b8029b61f279e382099706b83ae673bfc035/Capture-decran-2021-09-11-a-08.17.05.jpg" data-mid="123383826" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b38696bdb03791e0f99f849b5a89b8029b61f279e382099706b83ae673bfc035/Capture-decran-2021-09-11-a-08.17.05.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1144" width_o="2048" height_o="1144" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bf3001617102e782657c09c32c2d90af4f934ba75c4710b48a751e062ea17f42/Capture-decran-2021-09-11-a-08.19.22.png" data-mid="123383813" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bf3001617102e782657c09c32c2d90af4f934ba75c4710b48a751e062ea17f42/Capture-decran-2021-09-11-a-08.19.22.png" /> How to make Italian coffee with local resources and question its colonial heritage? I collected soil in Italy and followed the steps of preparing Italian coffee using this soil. Coffee is a morning ritual in most Northern Countries, yet its exploitation is limited to certain tropical regions with a history closely related to colonization. Its monoculture threatens the biodiversity of these regions, and its price fixed by the stock market makes its exploitation precarious. This performance is part of a series that questions the colonial heritage which persists over time and generations in Europe, through food and gestures. https://evelyne-raje.com/Experience-1-1 Mon, 01 Nov 2021 16:23:09 +0000 evelyne raje https://evelyne-raje.com/Experience-1-1 Experience 1&nbsp; 2021 Decolonize Belgian chocolate <img width="2048" height="1144" width_o="2048" height_o="1144" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f95b9837fa30f0648c2448fcc34a5b9052e8c7ef3249454a747e41d6ea48b9ba/Capture-decran-2021-09-12-a-11.02.12.jpg" data-mid="123290300" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f95b9837fa30f0648c2448fcc34a5b9052e8c7ef3249454a747e41d6ea48b9ba/Capture-decran-2021-09-12-a-11.02.12.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1145" width_o="2048" height_o="1145" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2e63441866b92ed9e639da46f2c2d310fb0dce08bdb39293e50e9a97707cd5eb/Capture-decran-2021-09-12-a-11.02.24.jpg" data-mid="123290302" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2e63441866b92ed9e639da46f2c2d310fb0dce08bdb39293e50e9a97707cd5eb/Capture-decran-2021-09-12-a-11.02.24.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1144" width_o="2048" height_o="1144" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9d7225029c935eb7968c90d2f4afa917cdd6ec54d4c24b857d8c8dc4f61dfefb/Capture-decran-2021-09-12-a-10.50.28.jpg" data-mid="123378292" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9d7225029c935eb7968c90d2f4afa917cdd6ec54d4c24b857d8c8dc4f61dfefb/Capture-decran-2021-09-12-a-10.50.28.jpg" /> How to make Belgian chocolate with local resources and question its colonial heritage? I collected soil in Belgium and followed the steps of making chocolate using this soil. Chocolate is one of the resources which consumption originated from colonization and which today results in an imbalance of wealth between the raw product, cocoa, mostly produced in Africa, and the transformed product made in Europe, chocolate. This performance is part of a series that questions the colonial heritage which persists over time and generations in Europe, through food and gestures.