Artist Binta Diaw is currently in residence in Paris with the Art Explora Foundation, in collaboration with the Cité internationale des arts. Binta Diaw will continue her work on the major clandestine migratory movements from Africa to Europe. Developed in the form of a video, her project reverses the gaze : it will focus on the point of departure of migrations, rather than their point of arrival. Based on this research, Binta Diaw will create an installation combining this video with carpets, earth and plant fibres from Senegal. The project will be nutered by meetings with people from so-called 'immigrant backgrounds' and discussions about their relations to identity, roots, origins and travel.
Text : Fondation Art Explora