Bamako Encounters 2022 Announces 75 Participating Artists
The 13th edition of the Bamako Encounters, a significant biennial celebration of African photography, is scheduled from October 20 to December 20, 2022, in Bamako, Mali. This year's exhibition will highlight the creative works of 75 artists from Africa and its diaspora, under the direction of curator Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung. The theme focuses on diversity and cultural heritage, prompting a dialogue on global uniformity. Notable contributors include Daoud Aoulad Syad, Maria Magdalena Campos Pons, Samuel Fosso, Joy Gregory, and Jo Ractliffe. A dedicated showcase by PromoFemme, promoting women in audiovisual education, is also planned.
Key facts
- 75 artists from Africa and its diaspora participate in the 13th Bamako Encounters.
- The biennial runs from October 20 to December 20, 2022, in Bamako, Mali.
- Directed by Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung.
- Title: 'Maa ka Maaya ka ca a yere kono — On Multiplicity, Difference, Becoming, and Heritage'.
- Retrospectives for Daoud Aoulad Syad, Maria Magdalena Campos Pons, Samuel Fosso, Joy Gregory, and Jo Ractliffe.
- PromoFemme, a Malian center for audiovisual education for young women, organizes a special exhibition.
- Curatorial team includes Akinbode Akinbiyi, Meriem Berrada, Tandazani Dhlakama, and Liz Ikiriko.
Entities
Artists
- Ixmucané Aguilar
- Said Afifi
- Baff Akoto
- Ishola Akpo
- Annie-Marie Akussah
- Hunguana Americo
- Leo Asemota
- Jess Atieno
- Myriem Omar Awadi
- Salih Basheer
- Shiraz Bayjoo
- Amina Benbouchta
- Hakim Benchekroun
- Maite Moseka Botembe
- Rehema Chachage
- Uiler Costa Santos
- Monica De Miranda
- Fatoumata Diabaté
- Aicha Diallo
- Amsatou Diallo
- Nene Aïssatou Diallo
- Anna Binta Diallo
- Mélissa Oummou Diallo
- Binta Diaw
- Adji Dieye
- Imane Djamil
- Sènami Donoumassou
- Abdessamad El Montassir
- Fairouz El Tom
- Adama Delphine Fawundu
- Raisa Galofre
- Gherdai Hassell
- Sana Ginwalla
- Thembinkosi Hlatshwayo
- Letitia Huckaby
- Timothy Yanick Hunter
- Anique Jordan
- Gladys Kalichini
- Hamedine Kane
- Atiyyah Khan
- Gulshan Khan
- Seif Kousmate
- Mohammed Laouli
- Maya Louhichi
- Mallory Lowe Mpoka
- Nyawose Luvuyo Equiano
- Nourhan Maayouf
- Louisa Marajo
- Clarita Maria
- Billie McTernan
- Marie-Claire Messouma
- Arsène Mpiana Monkwe
- Sethembile Msezane
- Ebti Nabag
- Elijah Ndoumbe
- Lucia Nhamo
- Samuel Nja Kwa
- Nyancho NwaNri
- Adee Roberson
- Sofia Rodrigues
- Fethi Sahraoui
- Muhammad Salah Abdul-Aziz
- Neville Starling
- Eve Tagny
- René Tavares
- Sackitey Tesa
- Helena Uambembe
- David Uzochukwu
- Daoud Aoulad Syad
- Maria Magdalena Campos Pons
- Samuel Fosso
- Joy Gregory
- Jo Ractliffe
- Akinbode Akinbiyi
- Meriem Berrada
- Tandazani Dhlakama
- Liz Ikiriko
- Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung
- Amadou Hampâté Bâ
- Bisi Silva
- Samuel Sidibé
Institutions
- Bamako Encounters
- PromoFemme
- Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden (MACAAL)
- Zeitz MOCAA
- Art Gallery York University
- Bamako Encounters – African Biennale of Photography
- Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos
- Mali's Ministry of Culture
- Institut Français
- National Museum of Mali
- African Biennale of Photography
Locations
- Bamako
- Mali
- Guatemala
- Germany
- Morocco
- France
- Ghana
- UK
- Benin
- Mozambique
- Nigeria
- Kenya
- La Reunion
- Sudan
- Mauritius
- DRC
- Tanzania
- Austria
- Brazil
- Angola
- Portugal
- Guinea
- USA
- Senegal
- Canada
- Italy
- Switzerland
- Sierra Leone
- Colombia
- Bermuda
- China
- Zambia
- South Africa
- Jamaica
- Trinidad
- Cameroon
- Egypt
- Martinique
- Guadeloupe
- Ivory Coast
- Zimbabwe
- Gambia
- Algeria
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Cuba
- Marrakech
- Cape Town
- Toronto
- Lagos