By Aaliyah Kiekens
Published December 6, 2024
An art exhibition that delves into the human condition through a captivating dialogue between myth and modernity shall be on show in Black Liquid Art Gallery in the Italian capital, Rome, from December 14, 2024.
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The exhibition, titled Ancestral Metamorphosis: Soly Cissé and Seyni Awa Camara, juxtaposesg the works of Soly Cissé and Seyni Awa Camara, two of the most prominent Senegalese artists on the contemporary art scene.
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Cissé and Camara, with their distinct languages and materials, share a profound exploration of human transformation and the connection between the human and the wild. Soly Cissé’s hybrid, dreamlike creatures, rendered in paintings rich with symbolic meaning and chromatic tension, find a counterpoint in Seyni Awa Camara’s clay sculptures, which celebrate resilience, fertility, and a dialogue with the spiritual world. Their works, laden with symbolism, dissolve the boundaries between reality and imagination, the natural and the supernatural, transporting viewers on a journey through past, present, and future.
The exhibition aims to offer an immersive experience that invites reflection on identity, metamorphosis, and the universal essence of humanity. Soly Cissé’s works, influenced by masters such as Bacon and Basquiat, navigate African mythology and contemporary expressionism, evoking tensions between instinct and reason. Meanwhile, Seyni Awa Camara’s deeply symbolic sculptures draw on ritual and primordial art, shaping figures that connect the individual to the transcendent.
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