Alioune Bâ
Alioune Bâ (January 1, 1959 - July 1, 2018) was a Malian photographer.
Also recorded as Alioune Ba
Alioune Bâ
- Name
- Alioune Bâ
- Died
- July 1, 2018
- Born
- January 1, 1959
- Birthplace
- Bamako
- Occupation
- Photographer
- Nationality
- Mali
- Languages
- French
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Alioune Bâ (January 1, 1959 - July 1, 2018) was a Malian photographer.
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• Name — Alioune Bâ • Died — July 1, 2018 • Born — January 1, 1959 • Birthplace — Bamako • Place of death — Bamako • Occupation — Photographer
Life and Career
Life and Career
Bâ was born in Bamako. He started working for the Musée National du Mali (National Museum of Mali) in 1983. His art focuses on the body, in particular the hands and feet of his subjects.
Publications by Bâ
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
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.
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