From Kawral to Sargal
dal 27/6/2013 al 27/9/2013
Segnalato da
27/6/2013
From Kawral to Sargal
Raw Material Company - Center for art, knowledge and society, Dakar
15 Years of Printmaking in Senegal. Over 100 works on paper are presented for the first time in their entirety. The exhibition includes 23 artists spanning three generations including established, mid-career and emerging ones.
curated by Kan Si
The exhibition is a retrospective of the practice of printmaking at the Goree Institute Printmaking Workshop. Kawral – which means togetherness in Wolof – is the title given to the first portfolio of prints produced in this workshop set up in 1998. Sargal Goree – which means paying homage to Goree in Wolof – is the title of the latest print portfolio launched in 2012.
Over one hundred works on paper are presented for the first time in their entirety. This reflects a unique production of printmaking in Senegal over the past fifteen years. The exhibition includes twenty-three artists spanning three generations including established, mid-career and emerging ones. The works are the result of several workshops held on Goree Island between 1998 and 2012 around topics as diverse as engaging such as HIV-Aids, peace, conflict resolution, gender and freedom among others.
The works are the result of a series of workshops held on Goree Island between 1998 and 2012. The thematic workhops lead by master printer Amadou Kane Sy alias Kan Si dealt with subjects such as HIV-AIDS, peace and conflict resolution, gender and freedom, amongst others.
The workshop, which is still ongoing, enables Senegalese and international artists to make works in etching, lithography and woodcut on Africa-related issues. Over the past fifteen years the workshop has produced six collective portfolios: Kawral, Here, Jamm Rek, Collecte 2, Jam Tan and Sargal Gorée.
The exhibition promotes an artistic practice often neglected by contemporary artists.
Artists represented in the exhibition are Abdoulaye Ndoye, Amadou Camara Gueye, Arfang Sarr, Birame Ndiaye, Breyten Breytenbach, Cheikh Niass, Cheikhou Keita, El Sy, Gabriel Kemzo Malou, Fola Lawson, Kalidou Sy, Kan Si, Khadidiatou Sow, Magatte Toure, Marianne Senghor, Melvin Edwards, Muhsana Ali, Ngoor, Piniang, Sea Diallo, Serigne Ndiaye, Seydou Diedhiou and Souleymane Keita.
Opening: Friday 28 June, 6:30–8:30pm
Raw Material Company
Center for art, knowledge and society 4074 bis Sicap Amitié 2 BP 22710 Dakar, Senegal
Hours: Tuesday–Saturday 10am–7pm