“I Want to Be Involved in Constructing the World”: In Discussion with Malala Andrialavidrazana

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Abstract On Sunday, February 26, 2023, Naminata Diabate met over Zoom with visual artist Malala Andrialavidrazana, whose most recent works have been exhibited at the Boghossian Foundation in Brussels and the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Based on extensive in situ as well as bibliographic and archival research, Andrialavidrazana's visual compositions offer the possibility of alternative forms of storytelling and world-making. In this interview, the artist, whose interest spans centuries and all corners of the globe, shared how the political and racial landscape of her country of origin, Madagascar, and her family background shape her artistic expression and her place in the world.