On 17th July, the curatorial team of the 14th edition of the Recontres de Bamako announced the selection of the 30 artists who will take part in La Panafricaine – the group exhibition of the African Biennal of Photography that will be held from November 16, 2024 to January 15, 2025 in Bamako, Mali.

Artistic director Lassana Igo Diarra (Mali) invited Nadine Hounkpatin (Benin), Manthia Diawara (Mali), Soufiane Er-Rahoui (Maroc), Oyindamola (Fakeye) Faithfull (Nigeria), and Patrick Mudekereza (RDC) to join his curatorial team and shared the following statement: “This year, the impressive number of applications received from all over the world testifies to the exceptional creative vitality of the African continent and beyond. This once again confirms the central role of Rencontres de Bamako as the leading photography event in Africa and on the international scene.”

The selected artists are :
Victor Adewale (Nigeria), Bernard Akoi-Jackson (Ghana), Héla Ammar (Tunisia), Nabil Boutros (Egypt), Cédrick-Isham Calvados (Guadeloupe), Caroline Déodat (France/Mauritius), Jeannette Ehlers (Denmark/Trinidad and Tobago), Willow Evann (France/Ivory Coast), Mounir Fatmi (Morocco), Ismaël Mahamoudou Laouli Illa (Niger), Arnold Tagne Fokam (Cameroon), Zara Julius (South Africa), Massow Ka (Senegal), Kevin Kabambi (R. D. Congo), Seyba Keita (Mali), John Kalapo (Mali), M’hammed Kilito (Morocco), Cynthia R. Matonhodze (Zimbabwe), Primo Mauridi (R.D. Congo), Mariam Niaré (Mali), Osakpolor Omoregie (Nigeria), Amine Oulmakki (Morocco), Marc Posso (Gabon), Arilala Ophélia Ralamboson (Madagascar), Nuno Silas (Mozambique), Kanni Sissoko (Mali) and Yvon Ngassam (Cameroon), Maheder Haileselassie Tadese (Ethiopia), Dior Thiam (Germany/Senegal), Sethembiso Zulu (South Africa).

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