Ultimate Safari_360°

“Serengeti shall not die!” – Bernhard Grzimek's message continues to shape West Germany's image of Africa to this day. In Ultimate Safari, Flinn Works (Berlin) and Asedeva (Dar es Salaam) take a 360° look at wildlife conservation and tourism in Tanzania. National parks and wildlife protection are widely regarded as entirely good achievements. But their origins lie in violent colonial appropriation. Safari tourism is a major source of income for Tanzania, while at the same time national parks exclude the local population and prevent traditional forms of nature conservation. Ultimate Safari_360° is an adaptation of  the live performance Ultimate Safari (2023) and takes a critical look at the European model of fortress conservation. Using VR glasses, visitors follow a local guide through the famous landscapes and across invisible borders of northern Tanzania.

360°-degree video in two parts on VR glasses (11.30 min and 9.30 min).

Tanzanian version: Kiswahili
International version: Maa with English or German subtitles

A Flinn Works Production in collaboration with Asedeva.

Created by Konradin Kunze (concept, text and design), Jürgen Salzman (360° video design), Sophia Stepf (concept, text and dramaturgy), Laibor Moko (text and voice over), Isack Abeneko (text and voice over), Andi Otto (sound design), Lea Dietrich (costume design)
Thanks to the citizens of Endulen, Joseph Oleshangay, PINGO's Forum Tanzania, Laibor Moko's family, Endulen Hospital, Father Pat Patten, TANAPA, Happiness Majige, Ally Nassib Walagha, Octavian Paul Manga, Razalo Yohana Saito, Miraji Hamza Mahanyu, Samuel Saline Lekidina, Issacka Yohana Saito, Yare Parkepu, Juli Dietrich, Lola Dietrich, Mira Stepf, Gabriel Mzei Orio, Yona Eldon Msuya, Mwayeli Hussen

Funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion and by Between Bridges.

Events

Dar es Salaam, Bagamoyo, Moshi, Arusha, Dodoma (Tanzania): September 14 - 21, 2024

Gallerie
The Dadalada (Tanzanian bus) is home to the Ultimate Safari installation. It is covered with a zebra pattern and a performer with VR glasses
Artistic director Isack Abeneko shows a map to a visitor of Ultimate Safari
3 visitors sit with VR glasses in the Daladala (bus).
4 visitors visit the VR exhibition; a map of Tanzania, formerly German East Africa, can be seen in the foreground.
You see a Tanzanian bus, called Daladala, standing on a street. The Daladala is covered with a zebra pattern and a picture of a performer wearing VR glasses. You can read “Ultimate Safari_360°”. In front of the bus is a bicycle loaded with coconuts.
A visitor to Ultimate Safari by Flinn Works and Asedeva with VR glasses.