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Exhibiting at the FNB Joburg Art Fair 2018 with Galerie Galea, artist Mamady Seydi found inspiration for this body of work in Senegalese proverbs. For Seydy, the proverbs prove wonderfully relevant to our current realities, and he builds on his message by incorporating everyday, heterogeneous objects into the sculptures, an invitation for viewers to further engage with the moral compass of his work.
ART AFRICA: Your sculptures are representations and “inventions” of Senegalese proverbs – without simply illustrating them, they are visual interpretations that contribute to the moral education of …