At Hakanto Contemporary , a multifaceted non-profit art space in Madagascar’s bustling capital, Antananarivo, even the food at opening receptions doubles as an interactive installation. Take “Lamba Forever Mandrakizay,” a group exhibition that invited 21 Malagasy artists to reflect on the lamba—a rectangular textile worn as a shawl or sash, and present in ceremonies of both birth and death. Often woven from silk or cotton, the lamba symbolizes continuity across generations and cultures, from the Merina people of the central highlands to the Bara communities of the southern plateaus.

Works from the exhibition “Histoires de famille - Le corps des volants à six étages” by Jessy Razafimandimby at Hakanto Contemporary. Photo: Courtesy of Hakanto Contemporary

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