Paul Emmanuel: The Lost Men, Mozambique

PRESS RELEASE

THE LOST MEN MOÇAMBIQUE – a memorial installation

Issued by: Les Cohn of Art Source South Africa

The Lost Men Moçambique (TLM) - a poignant site specific, outdoor
memorial installation by artist Paul Emmanuel, will be installed in the
public space of the Catembe ferry jetty from the 24th April 2007.

It will be on this site for three weeks. This delicate and ephemeral work,
with images printed on transparent voile, dialogues with memory
around losses both private and collective,related to the various conflicts
leading towards Moçambican independence.

The Lost Men Project was launched to public and media acclaim
at the 2004 National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, South Africa. This
is the only time this work was seen in South Africa.

Paul Emmanuel states, “This work is an expression of my personal
experience as someone who has knowledge of mourning and
memory.The delicate, fragile presence of the work situated in a
‘landscape’ which,in Maputo, is a liminal space of departure and
arrival, provides the viewer with a particular context to contemplate
the images, and their relationship with this specific site. In this
instance, the Catembe Jetty”.

Les Cohn of Art Source South Africa and TLM project manager says, “
This innovative project has taken three years of sensitive negotiation
and development to bring it to fruition. Art Source is proud to present
this exquisite work to the public of Maputo.”

An official opening event, together with a small exhibition of prints –
products from workshops to be conducted at the National School of
the Visual Arts, Maputo – will be held at the French Cultural Centre
Mozambique,
Av. Samora Machel 468, Maputo at 6.30pm on Saturday 28^th April 2007.