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3rd Biennale Internationale de Sculpture de Ouagadougou (BISO) - The Fire of Origins - Contemporary And

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11 October 2023

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Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou

Nyaba Léon Ouédraogo

Christophe Person

3rd Biennale Internationale de Sculpture de Ouagadougou (BISO) - The Fire of Origins

Inspired by the work of the writer Emmanuel Dongala, Le Feu des origins, will run until 4th November in Ouagadougou celebrating contemporary crafts and art.

Founded in 2018 by photographer Nyaba Léon Ouédraogo and dealer Christophe Person, the Biennale BISO has opened its doors at the FESPACO headquarters until 4th of November. The exhibition is preceded by several weeks of creative residencies in the heart of Burkina Faso's capital. Find some beautiful impressions here.

Hands shaping a large, golden-brown wax-like form, with smoke rising from a tool cutting into it.
Two yellowish casts resembling body parts sit in white molds on wooden stands, with a person in a red shirt visible in the background.
A person holds a string of gold-colored stylized eye ornaments in a rustic workshop.
A man uses an angle grinder to carve a large wooden head sculpture outdoors.
A young woman stands outdoors looking left, next to a line with blue and orange fabrics featuring dark mask-like designs.
A person holding a blue fabric with a brown and black abstract head design.
A close-up of a blue blowtorch flame heating a dark, textured piece of wood or material, causing smoke to rise.
A man in a black cap holds two tapered weights with metal tongs over a stone surface outdoors.
Molten metal pours from a crucible into a tall, conical clay mold, emitting smoke.
A person in a purple shirt looks at a sketchbook while working on abstract face drawings on fabric.
A person with dreadlocks works on a textured arm and hand sculpture.
Abstract sculpture of intertwined forms made from dark, textured rolled metal pieces on a white background.
A dynamic sculpture of two human figures crafted from metal fragments, with a pregnant figure balancing an inverted figure on its raised arms.
Beaded sculpture with a blue fox-like figure, geometric patterns in black, white, orange, and blue, and four pointed spires. Another yellow sculpture is blurred behind it.
An artist adjusts one of five large, textured sculptures of human figures with animal heads mounted on a white wall.
Two textured tan ceramic sculptures of open-mouthed creature heads; one ram-like in focus, one blurry with multiple protrusions.
A whimsical, red-faced puppet with a mustache, mismatched button eyes, a beige hat, and a colorful body adorned with a pumpkin charm, clock faces, and symbols, stands in shadow with another puppet blurred on the left.
An abstract sculpture made of thousands of colorful, bulbous fabric pieces, primarily pink, green, blue, and yellow, hangs in a raw concrete room.
Lumpy reddish-purple textile art with colorful details, casting a dappled shadow on a wall.
Two textured sculptures of human figures are dimly lit against a dark background.
A dark conical object stands upright in a pile of charcoal and light fragments, with a brick wall in the background.
A diorama depicts traditional figures in a wooden canoe on a sandy bank, with more figures standing behind them; a studio light is visible in the background.
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