The Bamako Meetings. The artists have their say

Friday 01st November 2024 01:21 PM

Under the theme “Kuma” (The Word), this unmissable event for photography in Africa brings together a large number of artists from the four corners of the continent.

Notably: Victor Adewale (Nigeria), Bernard Akoi-Jackson (Ghana), Mounir Fatmi (Morocco), Ismaël Mahamoudou Laouli Illa (Niger), Arnold Tagne Fokam (Cameroon), Massow Ka (Senegal), Kevin Kabambi (DR Congo), Seyba Keita (Mali), John Kalapo (Mali), M’hammed Kilito (Morocco), Cynthia R. Matonhodze (Zimbabwe), Primo Mauridi (DR Congo), Mariam Niaré (Mali), Osakpolor Omoregie (Nigeria ), Amine Oulmakki (Morocco), Marc Posso (Gabon), Arilala Ophélia Ralamboson (Madagascar), Nuno Silas (Mozambique), Kanni Sissoko (Mali) and Yvon Ngassam (Cameroon), Maheder Haileselassie Tadese (Ethiopia), or Dior Thiam (Germany/Senegal).

Created in 1994, the Rencontres de Bamako, African Photography Biennale, the first and main international event dedicated to African photography and video on the continent, has become, over its 30 years of existence and 14 editions, an unmissable event. in the global circuit of contemporary art.

A platform for discoveries, exchanges and visibility, the Biennale is a major and essential place for the revelation of African photographers and the diaspora, a time for exchange and sharing with the Malian public and professionals from around the world.