TIÉCOURA N'DAOU (Mali, 1983) is a visual artist with a graduate degree in multimedia from Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers Multimedia Balla Fasseké Kouyaté, Bamako, Mali (2010), and an assistant professor of video in the same institution. In his works he investigates time, its passage and transparency, staging its absence or even its suspension. Devoting the core of his work to Mali society, he reflects on the meaning of narrative, drawing on audiovisual resources. He has exhibited at festivals and exhibitions such as Biennale Arts Actuels Réunion, France (2011); Biennale Africaine de la Photographie, Bamako (2009); and Festival de Cinéma Africain de Tarifa (2009), among others. He was awarded at the short film contest of Semaine de l’Union Européenne au Mali (2009) and the 7èmes Rencontres Africaines de la Photographie, Bamako (2007).
DJINGAREYBER (2017): Occupied by terrorists in 2013, the Mosque of Timbuktu in Mali is being restored by the city’s population in an attempt to preserve its heritage. Tiecoura’s photos document a traditional plastering ceremony, bringing together women, men, youngsters, children and elders. As a source of hope and a foundation of social cohesion for the communities of Timbuktu, the ritual bears witness to the efforts to restore their pre-conflict wealthy heritage and cultural life.
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