The revelation of the 9th Rencontres de Bamako can be found in the Ritual Arts Hall of the National Museum of Mali: Soungalo Malé. Portraits and studio portraits clearly linked to…
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When I was asked by Michket Krifa and Coralie Desmurs of the Institut Français to produce a compilation of time-based works by visual artists on the theme of the 2011…
We have great myths about our Egyptian army. One could write a whole mythology book. I often watch my children playing with Amazonian military characters on their PS3, and grow…
Very many of us in South Africa have been the victims of crime, often violent. With much stress and cost we try to protect our persons and property. Nevertheless we…
Pêcheurs de nuit is a photographic work featuring the populations whose livelihood depends on fishing in Lake Chad, one of the last great lakes of Africa, which today is threatened…
My encounter with Africa came through the high politics of physical and poetic excellence: Kenyan boxers, Senegalese wrestlers, inventers of writing and bearers of ancient traditions. My photographic subjects were…
This project simply takes a look at a very visible fact of life in the city I live in: the pollution of the urban environment. With pollution comes sickness: malaria…
I am I. AND I am a part of it all. I am an actor and an observer in the play. As I move through the land, I consciously connect…
People are of great value to me, especially what I call “the real people”. They are a source of joy and inspiration. In recent times, the impact of oil on…
These last few years, Ghana has become one of the main destinations for electronic waste from Europe and the United States. In the capital, Accra, a fully-fledged market has been…