Youssoupha Djiba (Iffa)
b. 1978, Kafountine, Senegal
Iffa spent most of his childhood in Dakar where he began his passion for drawing at the age of 10. His family have always supported his natural creative talent and in 1992, he started making music and dancing with his brother. This developed when he returned to Kafountine in 1999 and he now performs with his group - Degmetih. Iffa is a gifted artist and designer and his work can be found around the village.
b. 1978, Kafountine, Senegal
Iffa spent most of his childhood in Dakar where he began his passion for drawing at the age of 10. His family have always supported his natural creative talent and in 1992, he started making music and dancing with his brother. This developed when he returned to Kafountine in 1999 and he now performs with his group - Degmetih. Iffa is a gifted artist and designer and his work can be found around the village.
Early in the Morning
Linoprint 300x400mm
Early in the morning, a mother goes off to prepare food for the day.
Linoprint 300x400mm
Early in the morning, a mother goes off to prepare food for the day.
How Beautiful is a Woman?
Linoprint 300x400mm
Linoprint 300x400mm
Karoninke Woman in a Ritual
Linoprint 300x400mm
Women who are unable to have children go to a place called Eneuti (which is also the name of a spirit residing there).
They go for advice and information and this involves a special ritual.
Linoprint 300x400mm
Women who are unable to have children go to a place called Eneuti (which is also the name of a spirit residing there).
They go for advice and information and this involves a special ritual.
Witness tree
Linoprint 200x300mm
The Witness Tree is the keeper of history. Iffa believes that without a written account of history, one has to go to the trees to find out about the past. The Baobab is the national tree of Senegal and very old specimens can be found in a central position in villages. This tree will have witnessed events throughout the century and beyond.
Linoprint 200x300mm
The Witness Tree is the keeper of history. Iffa believes that without a written account of history, one has to go to the trees to find out about the past. The Baobab is the national tree of Senegal and very old specimens can be found in a central position in villages. This tree will have witnessed events throughout the century and beyond.
Teaching Children
Linoprint 200x300mm
Linoprint 200x300mm
Women looking for Water
Linoprint 300x200mm
Linoprint 300x200mm
African Love Attitude
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This print shows that if a woman falls in love with you, she will act disinterested and ignore you. It is up to the man to convince her of his love for her because if she declares her love too quickly, she will not be respected.
Linoprint 300x200mm
This print shows that if a woman falls in love with you, she will act disinterested and ignore you. It is up to the man to convince her of his love for her because if she declares her love too quickly, she will not be respected.
Dancing People
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This creature goes all over the world to help achieve equality between different people. The creature looks very dangerous but is actually very friendly.
Linoprint 300x200mm
This creature goes all over the world to help achieve equality between different people. The creature looks very dangerous but is actually very friendly.
African Woman on Daily Duties
Linoprint 200x300mm
This woman is carrying out her daily work. She can be seen pounding rice with a pestel and mortar with her left hand whilst stirring porridge with her right.
A child feeds at her breast whilst chickens scratch for food in the foreground.
Linoprint 200x300mm
This woman is carrying out her daily work. She can be seen pounding rice with a pestel and mortar with her left hand whilst stirring porridge with her right.
A child feeds at her breast whilst chickens scratch for food in the foreground.
Kiss of Love
Linoprint 200x300mm
Linoprint 200x300mm
The Old Man Walking
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The old man is walking into town, smoking a pipe and holding a stick.
As he walks, he is travelling through history and thinking about his life.
Linoprint 200x300mm
The old man is walking into town, smoking a pipe and holding a stick.
As he walks, he is travelling through history and thinking about his life.
Faces
Linoprint 300x400mm
Shows the different faces of a man and his wife. They are happy because the wife is pregnant with their first child.
Linoprint 300x400mm
Shows the different faces of a man and his wife. They are happy because the wife is pregnant with their first child.
Bird
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Linoprint 300x400mm
Black Beauty 1
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Linoprint 200x300mm
Black Beauty 2
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Linoprint 200x300mm
Black Beauty 3
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Linoprint 200x300mm
Black Beauty 4
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Linoprint 200x300mm
The Funeral
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Linoprint 300x400mm
Women carrying Food
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Linoprint 300x400mm
Women Carrying Food
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Linoprint 300x400mm
Abstract
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Linoprint 300x400mm
Masks
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Linoprint 300x400mm
Night Feast
Linoprint 300x400mm
Linoprint 300x400mm
