Photographer Ibrahima Thiam shares with us his perspectives on visual arts, photography and the cultural traditions of Saint-Louis, through his different projects. 

 

About Ibrahima Thiam: Born in 1976 in Saint-Louis of Senegal, Ibrahima Thiam first studied economics. He turned to the visual arts after a Photography workshop organized by the Goethe-Institut during the Month of Photography in Dakar in 2009. He uses photography as a narrative support and a tool for representation. His work centers around memory, archives, African oral traditions and imaginaries. He has shown his work in many group shows locally and internationally. Ibrahima Thiam lives and works between Saint-Louis and Dakar.