Pape Seydi Samba
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One of the leading visual artists of Senegal, Pape Seydi Samba holds up a mirror to Africa, in whose reflection we see ourselves. This fascinating collection is a continuation of Tasneem Gallery’s exploration of the shared human experience. The idea for this particular exhibition was inspired by the artist Godfried Donkor, himself a part of the African diaspora.
Pape Seydi Samba comes to Barcelona fresh from his residency at the Bronx Museum of the Arts in New York. Widely recognised in Senegal, this is his first solo show in Spain although he is not new to this part of the world. In 2000 he took part in a collective at the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB) entitled the Artists and the City, curated by Pep Subirós a Spanish writer and philosopher. The exhibition Transmissions Part 1 brings together Pape Seydi’s work on the two contrasting themes of group protests and the audience-fighter relationship at a wrestling match to demonstrate deeply felt aspects of society
Born in Ziguinchor in 1965, Pape Seydi Samba began to train in photographic techniques in 1986 at the Centre for Information Science and Technology (CESTI). From 2000 onwards, he has participated in workshops, exhibitions and residencies in Senegal, France, Spain, USA, Turkey, Sweden and Egypt. In 2003, in Bamako, he was awarded the French speaking community’s prize for photography, and was a prize-winner at the 2006 press competition, initiated by the Netherlands Embassy in Senegal. Pape Seydi Samba was invited to the The Bronx Museum of the Arts' International Residency Program, NY, from April until June 2010.