MeetFactory, o. p. s.
Ke Sklárně 3213/15
150 00 Praha 5
GPS:
50.053653
14.408441
Opening hours:
13:00 do 20:00 + based on evening program
Alioune Diouf
Alioune Diouf (*1964)
was born and lives in Dakar. Since childhood, he devoted himself to
carpentry and woodwork, later his interest shifted to sculpture, drawing,
painting. In the nineties, he was one of the artists that occupied and revitalised
the area of the famous art colony in Dakar Village
des Arts, which is in operation until this day. In 2001, he spent six-months
in residency in Morocco. For several decades, he worked with Senegalese artist
Issa Samb (Joe Ouakam), with whom he continuously creates an extensive
environment in Samb’s yard. In his current work, he focuses mainly at painting
on paper, canvas or fabric, often employing embroidery. Thematically, he is
particularly interested in his immediate environments, everyday life, dialogue
and interpersonal interaction.
The residency is
kindly supported by the Czech Embassy in Dakar and the Ministry of Culture in
Senegal.