Bill Kouelany, the cry of rage of a Congolese artist to conquer her freedom.

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Bill Kouélany © Chloé Vollmer-Lo

By: Pascal Paradou

Born into a rebellious and confusing bourgeois family in Brazzaville, Bill is unlike his siblings.

From childhood his thirst for experimentation is inexhaustible.

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The cry of rage of a great Congolese artist to conquer her freedom. 

As an adult, she will live in Bacongo the district of Sappers and the Lari ethnic group, stronghold of rebel fighters during the terrible civil wars of the 90s. In this moving and subversive autobiographical story, Bill Kouélany wields his tongue as a weapon to sweep away all the standards.

Guest: Bill Kouélany Congolese visual artist.

She publishes

with Les Avrils editions

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