GALLERY ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Mbaye Diop
Production Residency
10.10.2022 - 16.12.2022
Originally from Senegal, Mbaye Diop works and lives in Switzerland, after graduating from Head-Geneva. From video, performance, drawing to installation, his work explores the paradigm shifts at play in African societies, especially the dichotomy between traditions, urban infrastructures and new technologies. The singularity of his work lies in his exclusive and almost obsessive use of black and white, allowing him to neutralise the scenes represented, from market views to iconic architectural buildings left in decay.
During his residency Mbaye Diop will produce new animated films in preparing for his first solo exhibition with Selebe Yoon.
Artist bio
Mbaye Diop’s works address the changes of paradigms in African societies, namely the dichotomy encountered between new technologies and traditions, virtual realities and African customs.
Mbaye Diop (b.1981, Richard Toll, Senegal) graduated from the Beaux-Arts of Dakar in 2010, holds a Masters from in Cinema from Université Gaston Berger in Saint Louis, Senegal (2017), and currently pursues a masters in “Contemporary artistic practices” at Head, Geneva. Most recently, Mbaye Diop was in the official selection of the Dak’Art Biennale in Dakar (2022) and received the UEMOA Prize for his installation “De l’arbre à palabre à l’arbre numérique” as well as the Geneva Biennale - Sculpture Garden (2022). He had numerous solo exhibitions namely at “Chaussures Usées” à Centre culturel Blaise Senghor, Dakar (2019); « De l’arbre à palabre à l’arbre numérique », La Becque, Tour-de-Peilz, Suisse (2020); «Autour du poisson» Galerie Skopia, Genève, (2019); “Introspection”, Institut Français, Saint Louis (2018); Wagni Diour espace eeeeh, Nyon, Suisse (2018); «Colobane», Espace eeeh!, Nyon, Suisse (2020); « Mame Coumba Bang », Théâtre de l’Orangerie, Genève, Suisse (2018); espace d’art EEEEH!, Nyon, Suisse (2018); « Le bon mouton », Institut Français, Saint-Louis, Sénégal (2017); Galerie Ethiopique, Saint-Louis, Sénégal (2016). His work has been the subject of a number of publications such as « De l’arbre à palabres à l’arbre numérique », éditions Ripopée, Suisse (2019), «Tukki le voyageur», with texts by Saïd Ba, artist book, éditions Ripopée, Suisse (2018); «Mame Coumba Bang», with students of Ameth Fall high school of Saint- Louis, artist book, éditions Ripopée, Suisse (2018); «Le bon mouton», artist book, éditions Ripopée, Suisse (2018). He was an artist in residence at Espace d’art Eeeeh; Résidence à la Becque, La Tour-de-Peilz in Switzerland; Trelex Residency, Trelex.
Mbaye Diop is in numerous important public and private collections across the US, Europe and Africa namely, Musée de Nyon (Switzerland), CAAC - Jean Pigozzi Collection (Switzerland), JOM collection (Senegal) to name a few.
Mbaye Diop will have a solo exhibition at Selebe Yoon in December 2022.