DE KAWRAL À SARGAL / FROM KAWRAL TO SARGAL

Abdoulaye Ndoye, Amadou Camara Gueye, Arfang Sarr, Birame Ndiaye, Breyten Breytenbach, Cheikh Niass, Cheihou Keita, El Sy, Gabriel Kemzo Malou, Fola Lawson, Kalidou Sy, Kan Si, Khadidiatou Sow, Magatte Toure, Mariane Senghor, Melvin Edwards, Muhsana Ali, Ngoor, Piniang, Sea Diallo, Serigne Ndiaye, Seydou Diedhiou, Souleymane Keita

The exhibition is a retrospective of the practice of printmaking at the Goree Institute Printmaking Workshop.Kawral - which means togetherness in Wolof - is the title given to the first portfolio of prints produced in this workshop set up in 1998. Sargal Goree – which meanspaying homage to Goree in Fulani - is the title of the latest print portfolio launched in 2012.

Over one hundred works on paper are presented for the first time in their entirety. This reflects a unique production of printmaking in Senegal over the past fifteen years. The exhibition includes twenty-three artists spanning three generations including established, mid-career and emerging ones. The works are the result of several workshops held on Goree Island between 1998 and 2012 around topics as diverse as engaging such as HIV-Aids, peace, conflict resolution, gender and freedom among others.