ARTE consacre un troisième volume aux arts premiers avec de nouvelles oeuvres. Chaque objet, livrant les clés de sa création, de ses usages, de son histoire, ainsi que les enjeux artistiques traditionnels et contemporains qui l'animent, révèle l'imaginaire d'un peuple, sa vision du monde. Objets de curiosité, longtemps dédaignés, puis considérés comme de simples documents ethnographiques, ces oeuvres dites "primitives" sont enfin élevées au rang de véritables objets d'art.

ARTE's third volume dedicated to the primal arts takes a look at further works. The objects studied reveal the collective imagination of their peoples as the viewer gains an understanding of the creation, the purpose and the history of each object, as well of the traditional and contemporary issues that surround it. These so called "primal" works, once mere objects of curiosity, were for a long time looked down upon before becoming simply a way for ethnographers to document peoples, but they have now been elevated tot the status of veritable works of art.

5 épisodes de 26 mn : 

Flèche faîtière kanak (Kanak rooftop spear)

Peinture pintupi d'Australie (Pintupi painting from Australia)

Manteau de chamane evenk (Shaman's coat)

Ta no kami du Japon (Ta No Kami from Japan)

Vierge ouvrante de Prusse (Shrine madonna)
 

DVD available in english audio version