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Art.See.Africa: Dakar

August 31, 2024

In Episode 2 of our series, we explore a creative hotspot in West Africa: Dakar, home of photographer Alun Be. He is our guide through a magical art metropolis where tradition and high-tech, hip-hop and ancient textile art meet.

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Art.See.Africa Dakar | Alun Be
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This time it's off to West Africa, to the Senegalese metropolis of Dakar, where African traditions and high-tech modernity merge in a magical way. Photographer and musician Alun Be leads us from Médina, a creative hotspot of Dakar, to the island of Gorée off the coast, from which enslaved Africans were shipped to the New World. With him, we get to know a new generation of creatives and artists who want to challenge conventional ideas about the African continent.

Art.See.Africa Dakar  | Ibaaku Video
Image: Ibaaku

We meet multimedia artists, activists, and musicians Alibeta and Ibaaku for a jam session and get to know their project, the Kenu Lab'Oratoire de l'Imaginaire—the “Laboratory of the Imagination.”

Caroline Gueye guides us through her installation “Quantum Tunneling,” which was inspired by the theoretical concept of the wormhole.

 

Textilkünstlerin Aïssa Dione
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We visit the workshop of textile artist Aïssa Dione, who is reviving traditional art of weaving. Graffiti artist and rapper Zeinixx shows that it is also possible for women to be successful in a male-dominated scene. In a photo series, photographer Eva Diallo explores the many aspects of the topic of migration, which also includes her own family history.

Follow us on our tour through the incredibly lively and diverse creative scene of the metropolis of Dakar.

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Arts Unveiled — Experiencing and understanding the art world

Arts Unveiled dives deep into the international creative scene, uncovering new ideas and explaining cultural phenomena that shape our history, present and future. Who are the artists? What are their greatest works of art? And how are they having an impact? Where can we find their exciting projects?