Felwine Sarr - Afrotopia

Africa doesn't have to catch up with anyone. You should stop running along the paths that are shown to you, and instead follow the path it chooses for you.

Afrotopia (2016) is a compelling appeal and an important reflection on the need for reinvention and self-discovery of a continent in the 21st century: Africa, a world with other tracks to follow than those predetermined by the global economy.

Felwine Sarr sketches a portrait of a continental entity and its diversity and specificities – from the values ​​and traditions of its communities to the voices of its artists and musicians, from the unique configuration of its cities to a rich mythological universe – revealing the contours of a contemporary African identity and inciting the appreciation of this collective consciousness.

Afrotopia imagines the global role of Africa, which the West insists on defining, contrasting the centuries-old narratives of conflict and underdevelopment with the continent's historical vitality and a future in the hands of those who build it.