Historic buildings became giant digital canvases as Burundi hosted Africa’s first-ever AFRICA ON MAPPING Festival. Combining video projections, dance, poetry and technology, the event transformed Bujumbura into a hub of immersive artistic expression.
For the first time in Burundi, video mapping took centre stage, bringing light, movement and storytelling to some of Bujumbura’s most iconic venues.
Projections illuminated the walls of the historic Old East building, while immersive visual displays transformed the performance hall of the French Institute of Burundi (IFB). The audience watched in silence before erupting into applause as the performances concluded.
Held from June 1 to 6, the AFRICA ON MAPPING Festival marked the first event of its kind to be organized on the African continent.
Art, technology and emotion collide
