Madagascar

Madagascar, viure malgaix is an ethnographic work that shows us the society and culture of the inhabitants of Madagascar.

This photographic exhibition of an ethnographic character explores the society and culture of the inhabitants of Madagascar. Its starting point is the island's internal diversity: eighteen ethnic groups spread across tropical forests, spiny deserts, white-sand beaches, lakes and rock formations. The coordination is handled by Josep Blanch.

The project's presentation notes that Malagasy culture combines African and Asian features. Separated from Africa 165 million years ago, the island retains the red earth of Asia, has inherited its rice paddies and uses words of Asian origin, whereas its rites linked to the ancestors, such as the return of the dead, coexist with African farming tools. Together, these elements give rise to a system of values of its own, which is defined as Afro-Asian.

Madagascar is, as stated, the only place in the world where species such as the baobab Adansonia madagascariensis, the butterfly Chrysiridia madagascariensis or the indri-indri lemur can be found. The exhibition is presented at the Sindicat de la Imatge, in Barcelona, a venue that hosts exhibitions and cultural activities.