In Dakar, the “Match Ball” exhibition is freely accessible at the Selebe Yoon Gallery until March 4, 2023. The artist Mbaye Diop shows the architectural contrasts of the Senegalese capital, notably through a series of 124 drawings.
In Dakar, the artist Mbaye Diop sketches the capital of Senegal and its contrasts. In the Match Ball exhibition at Selebe Yoon Gallery, his black-and-white drawings and animated films show the city’s architectural diversity, but also the way the Dakarois live there.
Before the Beaux-Arts, Mbaye Diop first studied architecture. And the visual artist’s first loves are never far away: in his black pencil drawings, many buildings in Dakar; from old wooden shacks to colonial buildings. His creation begins first with photos that he takes during his walks.
“I have the digital photo like that, on my computer, he explains. I contrast the black and white photo, I project the photo onto paper. And, from the projection, I make the reproduction, while trying to really stand out from the very reality of the photo”.