Bamako EncountersBy | Monday, November 21  2011 at  14:30

Held every two years since 1994 based on research work conducted all over Africa, the Bamako Encounters, a biennial exhibition of African Photography that is underway seeks to promote regional integration, and facilitate North-South cultural exchanges.

The event constitutes an opportunity for cultural exchanges and dialogues; offers space for African photographers to showcase their talents and meet one another. They are also a window opening new audiences to the art of photography.

This year, the artists participating in the exhibition include:

Video artists
. Ismaïl Bahri (Tunisia)
. Jack Beng-Thi (Reunion Island)
. Berry Bickle (Zimbabwe)
. Andrew Esiebo (Nigeria)
. Isoje Iyi Eweka Chou (Nigeria)
. Mounir Fatmi (Morocco)
. Amadou Kane Sy (Senegal)
. Bouchra Khalili (Morocco)
. Mohamed Konaté (Mali)
. Tiécoura N’Daou (Mali)
. Riason Naidoo (South Africa)
. Dinkies Sithole (South Africa)
. Guy Wouete (Cameroon)

Photographers
. Myriam Abdelaziz (Egypt) 

. Kader Attia (Algeria-France)
. Arwa Abouon (Lybia)
. Abdoulaye Barry (Chad) 

. Jodi Bieber (South Africa)

. Lilia Benzid (Tunisia)
. Mohamed Bourouissa (Algeria-France)
. Mohamed Camara (Mali) 

. Seydou Camara (Mali) 

. Nestor Da (Burkina Faso)
. Ananias Leki Dago (Ivory Coast)
. Saidou Dicko (Burkina Faso)
. Faten Gaddes (Tunisia) 

. François-Xavier Gbré (Ivory Coast)
. Yoyo Gonthier (Reunion Island)
. Uche Okpa-Iroha (Nigeria)
. Ayana Jackson (USA) 

. Antony Kaminju (Kenya) 

. Majida Khattari (Morocco)
. Frid Armel Louzala (Congo-Brazza) 

. Robert Mafuta (Central African Republic-DRC) 

. Lebohang Mashiloane (South Africa)

. Baudoin Mouanda (DRC)
. Zanele Muholi (South Africa)


. Malik Nejmi (Morocco)
. Rana el Nemr (Egypt)
. Abraham Oghobase (Nigeria)
. Emeka Okereke (Nigeria) 

. Ali Mohamed Osman (Sudan) 

. George Osodi (Nigeria)
. Zak Ové (Trinidad-UK)
. Fidisoa A.J. Ramanahadray (Madagascar) 


. Zineb Sedira (Algeria-UK)
. Mouna Jemal Siala (Tunisia)
. Barthelemy Toguo (Cameroon) 

. Aboubacar Traoré (Mali)
. Salif Traoré (Mali) 

. Alain Wandimoyi (DRC) 

. Alastair Whitton (South Africa) 



. Graeme Williams (South Africa) 


Solo exhibitions include:
. Angèle Etoundi Essamba (Cameroon)
. Hassan Hajjaj (Morocco)
. Patrizia Guerresi Maïmouna (Italy)
. Baudouin Mouanda (Congo)
. Fazal Sheikh (USA)

Dates: November 5- December 5

Source: Creativeafricanetworks.net