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Sanlé Sory

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Sanlé Sory
human
Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipBurkina Faso Edit
Ein date of birth1943 Edit
Place dem born amFrench Upper Volta Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signFrench Edit
Ein occupationphotographer Edit
Has works in the collectionMuseum of Modern Art Edit

Sanlé Sory (born 1943) be a Burkinabe photographer.

As a teenager, he photograph automobile accidents around Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkino-Faso, wich he go race to document for ein motorcycle top.[1] Insyd 1960 he found de Volta Photo Studio insyd Bobo-Dioulasso.[2][3] Dey follow dis he develop a reputation as a photographer of de Burkinabe club scene insyd de 1960s den 70s.[2] During dis time na he sanso organize bals poussières, anaa "dust balls", wer he go provide a sound system den musicians give concerts stages insyd de countryside. Sory go roam de bals plus ein camera, dey take photos for money.[4]

Insyd 2018 de Art Institute of Chicago present de exhibition Volta Photo: Starring Sanlé Sory and the People of Bobo-Dioulasso in the Small but Musically Mighty Country of Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso).[5] Steidl publish an accompanying catalogue, dem title Volta Photo.[6] Insyd 2021 de fashion designer Grace Wales Bonner release a line of clothing she title Volta Jazz wey be inspired by Sory ein photographs. De line include a film by de same name, create by Joshua Woods.[7][8]

Dem include Sory ein work insyd de collections of de Museum of Fine Arts Houston[9] de Museum of Modern Art, New York[10] den de Tang Teaching Museum for Skidmore College.[11]

References

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  1. ↑ Abani, Chris; Sory, Sanlé (19 April 2018). "The Postcolonial Moment". The New Republic.
  2. 1 2 Monks, Kieron. "Rare photos uncover Burkina Faso's underground club scene". edition.cnn.com.
  3. ↑ Adams, Tim. "The big picture: a taste of freedom in 1970s west Africa". theguardian.com.
  4. ↑ Niarchos, Nicolas (16 September 2018). "When Burkina Faso Vibrated with a New Culture". The New Yorker.
  5. ↑ "Starring Sanlé Sory". Aperture. 9 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Sanlé Sory's joyful photographs of Burkina Faso in the 1970s". The Economist. 4 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Grace Wales Bonner Celebrates West African Nightlife in New Collection". AnOther (in English). 23 June 2021.
  8. ↑ Singer, Olivia (22 June 2021). "Wales Bonner Spring 2022 Menswear Collection". Vogue.
  9. ↑ "Sanlé Sory: Yamaha de nuit". mfah.org.
  10. ↑ "Sanlé Sory: Burkinabe, born 1943". moma.org.
  11. ↑ "Sanlé Sory - Tang Teaching Museum". Tang Teaching Museum (in English).
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