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Virksomheten er grunnlagt på en sterk tro på den visuelle kunsten som et kraftfullt verktøy med potensiale til å endre eksisterende perspektiver og å danne engasjement for en robust og levedyktig kunstpraksis og dens retning for sosial og politisk transformasjon. Raw Material Companys virke er transdisiplinær og er like oppmerksom mot det urbane, litteratur, film, arkitektur, politikk, mote kultur og diasporaen.
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Raw Material Company is a centre for art, knowledge and society established in Dakar in 2008 as a mobile site for art practice and critical exchange. In April 2011, as a result of a practice-oriented assessment of the need of a recognisable and localisable space, Raw Material Company opened a 400m2 space in Dakar. The centre works to promote appreciation and growth of artistic and intellectual creativity in Africa. The underlying rationale of its program is a firm belief in visual arts as a potent tool capable of shifting perspectives, and to ignite engagement for art practice as a viable path for social and political transformation. The programme is transdisciplinary and is equally informed by urbanity, literature, film, architecture, politics, fashion, cuisine, and diasporas.
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