The world of Naomi Lulendo (b.1994) is one where artworks and materials are not an end in themselves, but the outcome of a process, a pretext for exploring an idea, developing a thought, or giving form to a concept. Moving freely between painting, textile, mixed media and performance, Lulendo embraces an unorthodox way of thinking and making. This plurality echoes her own experience of identity: rooted in both the West Indies and Congo, and shaped by the singular experience of being a twin.

Have we gone too far? This is the question that runs through the work of contemporary Ugandan artist Donald Wasswa. In this exclusive conversation with MAYÌ ARTS, filmed during Matière à Abstraction at Galerie Person in Paris, Wasswa reflects on his practice, exploring abstraction as a way to question memory, humanity, and the traces we leave behind. Moving between painting and sculpture, he discusses the ideas that shape his work and the role of abstraction in confronting contemporary realities.

Senegalese artist Alioune DIAGNE (b. 1985) spent several months travelling through central and southeastern Senegal, meeting minority communities living in remote regions — including the Bassari, Bedik, Dialonké and Coniagui. In this conversation with MAYÌ ARTS, Alioune Diagne reflects on Saytu, the encounters that shaped the project, and his approach to memory, cultural heritage and transmission through painting.