Sunday, April 1, 2018

Assignment 1 Sidibe and Mali Photography Show

Visual Journal


 due Monday October 1, 2018


Malick SidibéPortrait of the  Artist as a Portraitist                                                        


               (TR140.S5364M35 2006) - [DVD] 8:00      


1.  Find info about Malick Sidibe on the World Wide Web, such as the article in Wikipedia and copies of his photographs through Google or YouTube.

2.  How does Sidibé imply motion or movement in his portraits?

3.  What does Sidibé say about the reason to take photos in regard to 

           the passage of time?

4.  Find one photograph by Sidibé to discuss.  Write a paragraph or so about the photograph. 

5.  What is real about Sidibé's photography?  What is symbolic?

Visit the NPR website for this article about a recent show at the Mali National Museum 
6.  Choose one photograph to discuss.

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/01/28/579767293/photos-shaking-up-the-idea-of-what-africa-looks-like

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