Initially an engineer, Souleymane Bachir Diaw became interested in photography somewhat by chance during his first years of college. He gradually saw it as a way to read, imagine and interact with the world around him through observation and representation. He is primarily interested in personal and collective narratives in the fascinating complexity of their connections.
Thus, his practice is an intuitive as well as methodical writing of the realities they experience directly or indirectly. It passes as well by the body, the gestures as by the space and its configuration.
His approach also includes the way in which the works are shared and discussed. Above all, it is a matter of exploring the different perspectives to which he can have access.
Although he began with photography, his work is increasingly expanding into various media such as video and installation. It is above all a dynamic action of intention, observation, creation, learning and sharing.
He is also a member of an artist collective called Atelier Ndokette.
Souleymane Bachir Diaw is a Senegalese born artist currently based between Dakar and Paris.
Photo by : Marc Posso
Curriculum Vitae
Group exhibitions
2020 -- Corona Call, Sana Sanaa Studio, Berlin, Germany
2020 -- Black Art Matter, Photo Schweiz Photo Festival, Zurich, Switzerland
2020 -- Transition, Rotterdam Foto Festival - Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2019 -- Still Rising, Rafiki Arts Initiative - Oslo, Norway
2019 -- Group exhibition at La Terrasse - Paris, France
Awards
2020 -- Prix de la photographie (PX3), Honorable mention
Editorials and publications
