Ebou Touray
b. 1973, Brikama, the Gambia
Ebou lives in Kafountine and works as an artist both in fabric using traditional bogolon (natural dyeing) methods as well as using cement as a sculptural material. He makes a range of work with cement including decorative seats and beds.
b. 1973, Brikama, the Gambia
Ebou lives in Kafountine and works as an artist both in fabric using traditional bogolon (natural dyeing) methods as well as using cement as a sculptural material. He makes a range of work with cement including decorative seats and beds.
Woman is there to feel the pain,
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The baobab tree can be found in an important and central position in many traditional villages. The woman is depicted as a baobab tree in a village with a symbol for Africa on the trunk along with the rising sun which signifies the importance of life.
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The baobab tree can be found in an important and central position in many traditional villages. The woman is depicted as a baobab tree in a village with a symbol for Africa on the trunk along with the rising sun which signifies the importance of life.
Man is born to suffer
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The man is also in the form of a baobab with symbols for love in the form of a heart and the need to travel for work in the form of a compass.
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The man is also in the form of a baobab with symbols for love in the form of a heart and the need to travel for work in the form of a compass.
The beginning of creation – Alpha and Omega
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This shows two people in the form of baobab trees and depicts a view of creation in paradise. The two boababs embrace but on the left you see the devil playing a flute accompanied by a snake.
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This shows two people in the form of baobab trees and depicts a view of creation in paradise. The two boababs embrace but on the left you see the devil playing a flute accompanied by a snake.
Lend a hand to a black woman and child
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Ebou’s tree theme continues but this time depicts a woman with a stick and a food bowl asking for food whilst her child stands behind. His exposed ribs show his hunger.
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Ebou’s tree theme continues but this time depicts a woman with a stick and a food bowl asking for food whilst her child stands behind. His exposed ribs show his hunger.
The River
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Sunset
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HMS Victory
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Ebou was brought up in the Gambia and was taught in a British school. This image is from a history text book used in school as Ebou and his contemporaries were taught British history with disregard for their own culture.
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Ebou was brought up in the Gambia and was taught in a British school. This image is from a history text book used in school as Ebou and his contemporaries were taught British history with disregard for their own culture.
Mary Queen of Scots
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Ebou was brought up in the Gambia and was taught in a British school. This image is from a history text book used in school as Ebou and his contemporaries were taught British history with disregard for their own culture.
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Ebou was brought up in the Gambia and was taught in a British school. This image is from a history text book used in school as Ebou and his contemporaries were taught British history with disregard for their own culture.
Imagination
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This character is reaching for the sky for his aspirations but many people are trying to stop him. Life isn't easy in Africa and many people can put a stop to your ambitions. However, this character intends to ignore them all as he moves forward.
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This character is reaching for the sky for his aspirations but many people are trying to stop him. Life isn't easy in Africa and many people can put a stop to your ambitions. However, this character intends to ignore them all as he moves forward.
Nelson Mandella
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Crossing the Red Sea
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People Tree
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Dancers
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Crossing Borders
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