Un Yeye en Position - Foudre Red Tee
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THE DETAILS
Un Yeye en Position - Foudre Red Tee
Part of the permanent collection of the Peabody Essex Museum.
Un Yéyé en Position (1963) fused with a textile print from Zainab Sumu’s Djenné Series.A limited edition wearable artwork born from a friendship with Sidibé’s family in Bamako. She owns the original signed print.
Edition of 100. Approximately 50 remain. $245.
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THE STORY
Vintage cameras show themselves off along four long rows of shelves.
Photographs in mismatched frames create a captivating collage against a busy black and white grid wall. The iconic curtain backdrop, identical to the many studio portraits I’ve seen in books and museums. There’s a light layer of dust settled on all the surfaces. It’s almost as if I’m back in the 1960s rather than the 2010s. Malick Sidibé is not feeling well, but his son Mody greets me. We share tea over stories about the studio, Sidibé’s work, and my own aspirations. It’s surreal, this special welcome into a creative world that many have not experienced. Sometimes the only sound is the crinkling of pages as I flip through albums filled with photographs. And sometimes the silence is interrupted by my soft “Wows.” Malick Sidibé had a brilliant mastery of capturing le joie de vivres africain. -
THE PROCESS
A highlight of my memorable visit to Malick Sidibé's studio, meeting his son Mody, and excitedly selecting images to use for our collaboration.
