Mame-Diarra Niang explores the plasticity of territory in her photographic series, At the Wall and Metropolis. Central to the two bodies of work is the idea of the citadel, that which contains those within its walls. Through the juxtaposition of images shot in Dakar and Johannesburg, Niang re-draws the lines of the map of a new city, reframing it within a mythological landscape. The flat planes of colour and ambiguous perspectives are the raw material used to construct and produce her territory.
Mame-Diarra Niang in conversation with Bettina Malcomess.
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Niang was born in Lyon, France, 1982 and is a self-taught artist and photographer living in Paris. Recently Niang completed a one month residency, Photography: Territory and the Other, in Johannesburg (2015). Solo exhibitions are: At the Wall, Stevenson, Johannesburg (2014) and Sahel Gris, Institut Français of Dakar (2013). Group shows are: DAK'ART 2014 and Le Piéton de Dakar, Institut Français of Dakar (2013).
