souconna & août, 1838
A developed presentation of Souconna and its accompanying film August, 1838, this installation situates the work within the context of the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, as part of the 2025 Post-Diplôme capstone exhibition Nous, Les Pacotilleuses. The school’s library is staged as the oneiric research space of the biomythographic protagonist who inhabits the film août, 1838.
In the library:
— rhône, saône, 16mm, silent, 04:27.
— Amphorae (oneiric chimera) — wooden amphorae on inscribed, patinated steel mounts.
In the vitrine: gum bichromate print, patinated steel, various inscriptions, (Senegalese) gold earring, bronze plaque, 25 CFA white bronze hair pin, article(s) from La Presse Parisienne.
In the Nun’s refectory:
— août, 1838, digital, 14:05.
To access the online edition of août, 1838 and/or the 16mm projection, please email yanambaye@gmail.com.
In the library:
— rhône, saône, 16mm, silent, 04:27.
— Amphorae (oneiric chimera) — wooden amphorae on inscribed, patinated steel mounts.
In the vitrine: gum bichromate print, patinated steel, various inscriptions, (Senegalese) gold earring, bronze plaque, 25 CFA white bronze hair pin, article(s) from La Presse Parisienne.
In the Nun’s refectory:
— août, 1838, digital, 14:05.
To access the online edition of août, 1838 and/or the 16mm projection, please email yanambaye@gmail.com.
