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Immanence
in the Pixel: Traditional Cultural Origins of Math and Technology
An
evening of film video and web screenings curated by Laura
U. Marks
Presented
Saturday, May 11th at 8 pm
Petit Pagne
Racky Diankha, Assane
Gning, Pape Teigne Diouf,
Vieux Mac Faye, Senegal/Canada,
1999, web, 5:00
Also from "Dakar Web," this delightful project invokes
a relationship to time that is not segmented by a clock but
embodied in rhythm. Specifically, Petit Pagne suggests that
the source of all knowledge can be found in the shaking of women's
hips! The petit pagne or Bethio in Wolof is a decorative cloth
Senegalese women tie around their hips; it is a means of seduction.
Rich with examples and music, Petit Pagne is at once informative,
sly, and erotic. http://www.isea.qc.ca/africa/dakar/Petit_Pagne/
Rackie Diankha - Biography
Rackie Diankha, a painter and textile artist, was born in 1974.
She studied at the École des Beaux arts in Dakar, and
has exhibited widely in Senegal and internationally. In recent
years she has been incorporating the traditional African petit
pagne into her work. She teaches painting and textile art to
young women in the Village des arts.
ackiediankha@hotmail.com
Assane Gning - Biography
Assane Gning, a self-taught painter, was born in 1966. In 1979
in Dakar he founded an atelier for children to decorate vehicles.
His works have been exhibited in Dakar and internationally,
and he participates regularly in Dak'art, the Biennale of contemporary
African arts.
assanegning@hotmail.com
Pape Teigne Diouf - Biography
Pape Teigne Diouf, born in 1970, has been painting since he
was 12 years old. He studied at the École des Beaux arts
in Dakar and he continues to paint landscapes.
teignediouf@hotmail.com
Vieux Mac Faye - Biography
Musician Vieux Mac Faye has worked with musicians in Senegal
and internationally. He founded the Mac Tenor Band in 1989,
combining jazz and Senegalese traditional musics.
tringa@syfer.refer.sn
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