Movie

Oblivion Tree

L'arbre D'oublier

Filmed in Ouidah, which was once home to one of Africa’s biggest slave trafficking ports, the artist walks 437 times around the Tree of Forgetfulness, which men were made to encircle seven times in a rite meant to erase their memories of the past.

Director

Paulo Nazareth

Status

Released

Release date

31/12/2013

Original language

English