Mundiya meets the children: feather art activity

Feather art and ornaments workshop by Mundiya Kepanga for children and families. Temporary exhibition. Sunday 19 June from 1.30 pm to 3 pm.

As part of the donation of a huli ornament by Papuan chief Mundiya Kepanga, the MEG is organising a weekend of free events to celebrate this acquisition, in the presence of Mundiya Kepanga and the director Marc Dozier.

In Europe for a few months, Papuan chief Mundiya Kepanga stops by the MEG to offer a Huli ornament to the museum. With this gesture, he wishes to raise public awareness of the issue of deforestation of the primary forests of Papua New Guinea and the importance of taking care of one's environment.

On Sunday 19 May 2022, the Papuan chief will address children! As he is used to meeting future generations in order to make them aware of the need to respect the environment, he will present the art of forest ornaments from the Huli tribe of Papua New Guinea. Mundiya will unveil the collection of seeds, feathers and plants that make up his ornaments, which are created exclusively from natural materials from the forest. He will detail the meticulousness of each of the elements that make up an ornament similar to the one he has given to MEG. If he is in a good mood (which is usually the case!), Mundiya will most likely offer one of the participants to become his or her model and will adorn them entirely during the workshop: an honour usually reserved for insiders and top chefs!

Speakers:

Mundiya Kepanga, Papuan chief of the Huli tribe, he leads a traditional life in his village, in the heart of one of the world's primary forests. In his culture, a tree is planted at each birth, and each deceased person is buried at the foot of a tree, since the latter is considered a "brother". "As long as there are trees, there will be people", Mundiya likes to repeat, like his ancestors. Committed to the defence of the environment and particularly the primary forest of his country, the traditional leader has been travelling in Europe since 2003 and gives conferences at the invitation of museums, researchers or schools. He has spoken on numerous occasions at international conferences in Paris (COP21...), London and New York.

Translation: Marc Dozier, photographer, filmmaker and fixer, devotes most of his work to Papua New Guinea. His work has led to the publication of numerous books and documentaries.