Alioune Bâ Explained

Alioune Bâ (born 1959) is a Malian photographer.^{[1] [2]}

Bâ was born in Bamako. He started working for the Musée National du Mali (National Museum of Mali)^[3] in 1983. His art focuses on the body,^[4] in particular the hands and feet of his subjects.

Publications

Publications by Bâ

• Alioune Ba Photographe. Les Carnets de la Création. Montreuil, France: De l Oeil, 1985. . With an essay by Claudie Rieu, "Le bruissement du monde".

Publications with contributions by Bâ

• Photographes de Bamako: de 1935 à nos jours. Collection Soleil. Paris: Revue Noire, 1989. . Photographs by Bâ, Mountaga Dembélé, Seydou Keïta, Félix Diallo, Sakaly, AMAP, Emmanuel Daou, Abdourahmane Sakaly, Malick Sidibé, and others. With a text by Érika Nimis. In French and English.

External links

• Biography of Alioune Bâ

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2019-04-20. Alioune Ba. United States Department of State.
2. Web site: 2019-04-20. Bamako Revisited. Aperture Foundation. 21 February 2019 .
3. Web site: 2019-04-20. Through the Lens. Aperture Foundation. 15 June 2017 .
4. Allison. Moore. A lightness of vision: the poetics of Relation in Malian art photography. Social Dynamics. 2 September 2014. 0253-3952. 538–555. 40. 3. 10.1080/02533952.2014.991181. 143641830 .