Angela Mugisha: Money Cowry
Amos Rex, Helsinki
- 21.1.2027 (16:30)
Money Cowry is a participatory performance by Angela Mugisha, which invites museum visitors to play a game of gathering and bartering, while reflecting histories of value creation and extraction.
In this game, the audience is tasked with finding cowrie shells spread out the museum, which can then be exchanged for a homemade Ugandan mango juice served by Mugisha at a make-shift bar set up in Studio Rex.
Money Cowry references cowrie shells as a medium of exchange similar to coin money, restoring understandings of precolonial African currencies before gold and paper created systems of exploitation.
The event is free to attend. Please note that admission to the exhibition is not included and requires a separate ticket.
The performance is part of The Other Side of the Mountain exhibition, which is part of Southnord Artfest 2026.
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Amos Rex, Mannerheimintie 22-24
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