Pape Seydi Samba

He is one of the leading visual artists of Senegal. 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 the same year 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

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.

After his residency his presents in Barcelona the exhibition Transmissions Part 1 bringing together two contrasting themes:group protests and the audience-fighter relationship at a wrestling match to demonstrate deeply felt aspects of his society

Works

Pape Seydi Samba, The Nation's Red Echoes No 5, 2008
The Nation's Red Echoes No 5
2008, Digital Photography, 60 x 90 cm
Pape Seydi Samba, The Nation's Red Echoes No 1, 2008
The Nation's Red Echoes No 1
2008, Digital Photography, 60 x 90 cm
Pape Seydi Samba, The Nation's Red Echoes No 3, 2008
The Nation's Red Echoes No 3
2008, Digital Photography, 60 x 90 cm
Pape Seydi Samba, The Nation's Red Echoes No 4, 2008
The Nation's Red Echoes No 4
2008, Digital Photography, 60 x 90 cm
Pape Seydi Samba, The Nation's Red Echoes No 2, 2008
The Nation's Red Echoes No 2
2008, Digital Photography, 60 x 90 cm
Pape Seydi Samba, Euphoria of the victory, 2010
Euphoria of the victory
2010, Digital Photography, 40 x 60 cm
Pape Seydi Samba, Euphoria of the victory, 2010
Euphoria of the victory
2010, Digital Photography, 40 x 60 cm
Pape Seydi Samba, Euphoria of the victory, 2010
Euphoria of the victory
2010, Digital Photography, 40 x 60 cm
Pape Seydi Samba, From the series: Wrestlers and Supporters, 2010
From the series: Wrestlers and Supporters
2010, Digital Photography, Variable dimensions
Pape Seydi Samba, From the series: Wrestlers and Supporters, 2010
From the series: Wrestlers and Supporters
2010, Digital Photography, Variable dimensions
Pape Seydi Samba, From the series: Wrestlers and Supporters, 2010
From the series: Wrestlers and Supporters
2010, Digital Photography, Variable dimensions
Pape Seydi Samba, From the series: Wrestlers and Supporters, 2010
From the series: Wrestlers and Supporters
2010, Digital Photography, Variable dimensions
Pape Seydi Samba, From the series: Wrestlers and Supporters, 2010
From the series: Wrestlers and Supporters
2010, Digital Photography, Variable dimensions
Pape Seydi Samba, From the series: Wrestlers and Supporters, 2010
From the series: Wrestlers and Supporters
2010, Digital Photography, Variable dimensions
Pape Seydi Samba, From the series: Wrestlers and Supporters, 2010
From the series: Wrestlers and Supporters
2010, Digital Photography, Variable dimensions

Exhibitions