souconna

a developed presentation of Souconna and its accompanying film août, 1838, this installation situates the work within the context of the ENSBA lyon, as part of the 2025 post-diplôme capstone exhibition. the school’s library is staged as the oneiric research space of the biomythographic protagonist who inhabits the film août, 1838.


“août, 1838”, digital, 14:05.
“rhône, saône”, 16 mm, 04:27.
 
Lathed wood amphorae, inscribed steel mounts.
Gum bichromate print. 
25 CFA coin in white bronze pin. 
Extracts from the Parisian press. 
Bronze plaque bearing an impression of a Senegalese gold earring.