An excerpt of Staying Alive, Documenting the Ugandan Cancer Institute is part of the Noorderlicht Photo Festival 2017 in Groningen, the Netherlands. The festival’s title is “Nucleus” and its thematic focus is on “the representation of it by independent photographers and artists”. This installation presents …

Reflection by medical historian Marissa Mika on the work towards and around 'Ebifananyi VII, Staying Alive - Documenting the Uganda Cancer Institute'.

A historical and collective research into one of the first photographs made in present day Uganda, adding to our understanding of the history of photography in Uganda and demonstrating how a collective investigation can inform a single picture.

After two years, The Mix is coming home. This photo project - a series of four presentations - has been on view at various museums in the Netherlands in recent years. To create it, contemporary photographers were inspired by a photographer whose work is included in the Nederlands Fotomuseum’s collection. …

‘Staying Alive’ is the title of an exhibition and of the 7th book in the Ebifananyi series and two exhibitions. One of the exhibitions took place at Afriart Gallery, the other one on the balcony of the new six story inpatient building of the Uganda Cancer Institute. Books and exhibitions present photographic …

The seventh book in the Ebifnanyi series is called Staying Alive. It considers photographs that were a tool in medical practices and research, and the documentation of the history of the Uganda Cancer Institute. In a place where death is often around the corner, photographs freeze time, but also could …

Contribution to the panel "Handling/Manipulating Photographs in Africa: New Perspectives in Photography History, I of II" convened by Erika Nimis and Marian Nur Goni, titled 'Beyond the Photograph; Ekifananyi Kya Muteesa'

This project focussed on the way in which images were used on Instagram to connect to the Oerol festival 2017 in the sense of ‘presencing’ (cf Meese et al., 2015). The case study is part of a PhD project that focuses on liveness in the mediatised experience of cultural events/festivals. Liveness is understood …

Expertmeeting 9 mei 2017

Reflection on the process towards and around the publication 'Ebifananyi VII, Staying Alive - documenting the Uganda Cancer Institute' by medical historian Marissa Mika