Maïmouna Guerresi, Beyond the border – A journey to Touba
In her bright and colourful series “Beyond the Border – A Journey to Touba”, the Italian-Senegalese multimedia artist (born 1951) combines feminine spirituality with the symbolism of the Touba tree. Her highly artistic motifs deal with everyday life, caught between modernity and tradition, especially in Senegal.
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“Yaye’s Crown”, 2019. The mystical female figure with a crown, in a baobab tree, is wearing a large cloak – typical attire for the Baye Fall Sufi community in Senegal
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“Yaye Fall”, Roots, 2019. Yaye-Fall (Yaye = mother, mother-pupil of Sheik Ibrahima Fall) representation of a female figure, wearing a cloak typical for the Mouride Baye Fall Muslim community
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“Baobab & Yaye”, 2019. Mystical figure wearing a cloak typical for the Baye Fall Sufi community in Senegal
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“Green Elevation”, 2019. An apparently floating female figure, wearing a costume created by Guerresi
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“Green Transition”, 2019. Two figures, sitting opposite each other, connected and yet separated
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“Flow”, 2019. Representation of the idea of transition; the dual identity and the common cultural belonging in just one spirit
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“Guediawaye 1”, 2019. In Senegal, traditional life is mixed with contemporary garbage
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“Guediawaye 2”, 2019. Beach scene in Senegal, where traditional life is mixed with contemporary garbage
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“Guediawaye 3”, 2019. Beach scene in Senegal, where traditional life is mixed with contemporary garbage
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“Guediawaye 4”, 2019. Beach scene in Senegal, where traditional life is mixed with contemporary garbage
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“Ouakam”, 2019. A female figure hides behind a large palm leaf
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“Camouflage Zero Two, 2019. A mystical figure covers her head with a large leaf
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Touba, 2019. The Touba Mosque in the holy Senegalese city
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Aisha, 2015. Aisha is a warrior figure
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“Mimesis Landscape”, 2015. Two mystical figures blend with nature
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