Kwasukasukela

Immersive projected animation installation

Inka Kendzia and Xabiso Vili

“Kwasukasukela” is a Zulu term that, loosely translated, means “in the beginning” and serves as a call to the beginning of a story. In this particular immersive projection mapping experience, Kwasukasukela is an African contemporary creation myth woven to life by four South African poets, embodying various African spiritual deities that are reimagined as contemporary characters. This unique origin story and creation myth serves as a new imagining of how African mythology may be seen to reimagine our past, present and hence the future.

Commissioned for the inaugural Forum Création Africa in Paris,  with funding from the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and with the support of the French Institute of South Africa.

Credits

Directed by Inka Kendzia and Xabiso Vili

Poetry by Belita Andre, Nomashenge Dlamini, Modise Sekgothe, Xabiso Vili

Illustration by Carmen Ziervogel

Creative Technologist: Xopher Wallace

Animation by Natan Fourie, Anwar McWhite, Janine van Schoor, Inka Kendzia, Noël Labridy, Brad Stillwell

Music composed by Mr Sakitumi, Sky Dladla, Odwa Bongo

Traditional Instruments and singing by Sky Dladla, Odwa Bongo

Music and Sound design produced by Mr Sakitumi

Final Mix: Sound and Motion Studios (Cape Town)

Produced by Lung Animation

Executive Producer: Michaël Swierczynski

Featuring artworks and imagery by Keiskamma Art Project, Faith47, Mark Rautenbach, Seth Pimentel, Zaki Ibrahim, Zolani Mahola, Purity Mkhize, Elise Wessels, Mearg Taddese, Jeroen Swinkels

LiDAR scan point cloud renders byJason Stapleton

In collaboration with Artificial Intelligence

Artistic and technical advisor (France): Sébastien Mizermont, Director Virtual Lightning Box

Special thanks to Luc Briard, Christelle Folly, Liz Gomiz, Karine Lagrange, Aurelien Lechevallier

A Siziintsomi Creations and Inka Kendzia Collaboration