Visit the exhibition "Croyances: faire et défaire l'invisible" ("Beliefs: make and break the invisible") without having to leave your house! Explore the spaces of the Institut des Cultures d'Islam and discover the works of sixteen photographers and videographers.

Far from stereotypical narratives, sixteen photographers and videographers are taking a poetic, critical and even offbeat approach to the question surrounding "faith": its conventions, practices and representations.

Their works jump between fiction and reality, sketching out faith in motion, imagining their connection and evolutions through an 'archipelagic thought process'.

They hijack the embodiment of religious authority in order to resist dominating models, they inscribe voodoo worship in the memory of slavery, they bring pilgrims' devotion and individual resilience closer together, they transform traditional rites to suit the digital age, and they capture the vibrations of trance and the mysteries of bewitchment.

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Institut des Cultures d'Islam

A cultural establishment in Paris located in the Goutte d'Or area, ICI promotes the diversity of Islamic cultures and their dynamism in contemporary creations by showcasing exhibitions, concerts, coferences, debates, and workshops, as well as a commiting themselves especially to the young public.

From Africa to Asia, passing through Europe and the Middle East, Islamic cultures are many and inspire artists, whatever their origins, ties, beliefs, or nationality.

Through their perspective, the ICI overturns prejudices and presents the current affairs of these cultures all over the world. The ICI also offers language courses and art classes, as well as themed tours of the Goutte d'Or area.

Institut des Cultures d'Islam

19 rue Léon, 75018 Paris

Open from Tuesday to Sunday, 11am-7pm, Fridays open 4pm-8pm
https://www.institut-cultures-islam.org/