Tag: saint-louis
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Design Me A Chair
In the recent times, co-working spaces have become more and more popular, and especially now with the Covid-19 pandemic, as many hotels have seen best to transform their venues to facilitate work from distance. Covid or not, a comfortable and well-located space for work with a wifi connection has been lacking on the island of […]
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Amoon Na Fi Saxaar
Il était une fois… le train Photos par Cheikh Beye – Ndar Ndar Music & Café – Ile Nord Saint-Louis Collaboration avec la Galerie Éthiopiques 18 février – 31 mars Le Thiessois Cheikh BEYE (décédé en 2015) commençait sa carrière comme photographe à Dakar en 1950. À partir de 1954 il était propriétaire et gérant […]
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The City on the River meets River City
A selection of my underwater photography will be in a collective exhibition in St.Louis Missouri (US), hosted by Barret Barrera Projects and curated by Modou Dieng / Blackpuffin in October 4 – November 23, 2019. The exhibition will inaugurate a new and exciting art space in St.Louis. Modou Dieng: The City on the River meets […]
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Tarinoita Senegaljoesta
Pohjois-Senegalin Saint-Louis’n saarella huijaripapit, aaveet, siirtomaaherrat ja ruumiita joesta sukeltava Seydou tutustuttavat lukijansa kaupungin värikkääseen arkeen ja valaisevat tarinoillaan millaista on asua Senegal-joen varrella ja välillä joen uumenissakin. Kalastajistaan ja siirtomaa-ajan historiastaan tunnetun saaren suulliseen perinteeseen nojaavat tarinat päätyvät harvoin kirjoihin ja kansiin, puhumattakaan että niitä voisi lukea suomeksi. Nyt se on mahdollista! Otteita kirjasta […]
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Waxande
One day I was on the riverbank behind the Great Mosque. There was a pregnant goat that fell into the water. A friend of mine told me: “Idrissa, you have to save this goat!” I undressed and put my clothes on an old boat by the water. When I had taken the goat out of […]
Jarmo Pikkujämsä 