Blackman in European Kitchen
Blackman in European Kitchen is the name of the work and the main character of the performance artist Emmanuel Eni .
Blackman in European Kitchen is essentially a poem that deals with an African who suddenly finds himself in a European kitchen. It is framed in performances and installations. Since the African was hungry, he has to cook because his hostess, a woman named Sabina, is celebrating her birthday with many invited guests. His observation of the kitchen as a big, shiny piano brought new ways to overcome his great challenge - the confrontation with the new kitchen, against his old world, results in the differences and similarities between different cultures.
(Excerpt) Through all of his thoughts / he looked down / at his arm and / registered that he / was still holding the kitchen tablecloth / clutched / in his hand, / and it had started to drip / In the reflex of a toad that escaped / was pulled up between two palms. / He was at the sink / squeezed the cloth / as soon as he could aim. (Excerpt end)
"Blackman" Emmanuel Eni is an international artist from Nigeria. He is a contemporary sculptor, painter and philosopher. While studying Fine Arts at the University of Benin, Nigeria, he starred as an actor with a penchant for poetry writing. As a poet who has been practicing for over 30 years, he reached a climax with his weekly program on the Berlin radio show "On the Road with Emmanuel Eni - The Poetry and the Drum". Characteristics of his live performances as a solo performer are his unique visual superlative actions, solo or accompanied by musicians and dancers. His published poems include Kindonkind , Fallandstand , the drama Death of the Curator, and Universes of Water .
Blackman in European Kitchen is Emmanuel Eni's most famous work. It was presented in around 70 performance performances in Africa, Europe, the USA and Scandinavia. The poem was published in 2006 in the volume of poetry Masquaradeundressing by CPN Publishers London. The poetic musical dance performance is variable from performer Emmanuel Eni as a solo performance or with musicians and dancers up to 20 people. The performance lasts 25 to 40 minutes.
literature
- Emmanuel Eni: the Art of Blackman in European kitchen . 2017.
Web links
- Blackman in European Kitchen at allpoetry.com
- Blackman in European kitchen - public figure , Facebook presence
- Performance on youtube