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Watch our original interviews with African contemporary artists and trailblazers which transcend the odds to narrate identity through their crafts.
Interviews exclusives d’artistes contemporains d’Afrique et de la diaspora.
Donald Wasswa, Matière à Abstraction: Memory, Humanity & Contemporary Realities
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.
Alioune Diagne, SAYTU: Preserving Senegal’s Cultural Heritage
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.
Eniwaye Oluwaseyi, Buried Roots Up in the Air: Memory, Roots & Belonging
Artist Eniwaye OLUWASEYI presents "Buried Roots up in the Air" at Zidoun & Bossuyt In this original interview, artist Eniwaye Oluwaseyi (b.1994) introduces us to the questions and reflections shaping his body of work centred around Family, Memories and the notion of home. 'Buried Roots up in the Air' is on view at Gallery Zidoun & Bossuyt in Paris until 2nd May