A time separating the beloved from those they love
Galerie Marguo, Paris, FR
April 2022
A time separating the beloved from those they love, the artist’s first exhibition in France, addresse the hypocrisies inherent to the universalist ideals of a homogenous national identity in a countr that accounts for fifty percent of the African Diaspora in all of Europe. This intention is signaled the viewers before even entering the space. Visible through the gallery’s glass-paned facade is Le Miserables (2022), a human-scale canvas depicting a demonstration for undocumented workers rights on the Place du Trocadero, where the Eiffel Tower is positioned as a focal point in the background. Like a Gothic spire, it draws our attention upwards, conveying its status as a beacon of human progress while simultaneously evoking the keychains and figurines hawked by street vendors.
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Ancient town (2022)
Acrylic on canvas, 230x160cm/90x63in
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Pirate du bitume (2022)
Acrylic on canvas, 210x150cm/83x60in
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Soul Power (2022)
Acrylic on canvas, 70x50cm/27x19in
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To the new world (2022)
Acrylic on wooden, 120x90cm/48x36in
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Crocodiles Lake (2022)
Acrylic on canvas, 230x130cm/90x51in
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So far to go (2022)
Acrylic on canvas, 120x180cm/48x72in
Galerie Marguo, Paris, FR
April 2022
A time separating the beloved from those they love, the artist’s first exhibition in France, addresse the hypocrisies inherent to the universalist ideals of a homogenous national identity in a countr that accounts for fifty percent of the African Diaspora in all of Europe. This intention is signaled the viewers before even entering the space. Visible through the gallery’s glass-paned facade is Le Miserables (2022), a human-scale canvas depicting a demonstration for undocumented workers rights on the Place du Trocadero, where the Eiffel Tower is positioned as a focal point in the background. Like a Gothic spire, it draws our attention upwards, conveying its status as a beacon of human progress while simultaneously evoking the keychains and figurines hawked by street vendors.
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Ancient town (2022)
Acrylic on canvas, 230x160cm/90x63in
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/62764986116b2727fefc730276ba46167508b90f4bac20c793bb7d69f608ae94/Soimadou-Ibrahim-install-286-5.jpg)
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Pirate du bitume (2022)
Acrylic on canvas, 210x150cm/83x60in
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c5bbc6448d58ea435528db082b8c6b3f641a747c7504f9d1e6a423334639217a/Soimadou-Ibrahim-install-286-3.jpg)
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Soul Power (2022)
Acrylic on canvas, 70x50cm/27x19in
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5858b508ffd9bd2bf56866af9c02f6b13798c5c71c378c4a85ac440bf5193f4d/Soimadou-Ibrahim-install-286-4.jpg)
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To the new world (2022)
Acrylic on wooden, 120x90cm/48x36in
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a36f1e1735c3dfe8976edae22c5702a7d79fbca0d01df75fc465a26329f24d4e/mar-car-1648.jpg)
Crocodiles Lake (2022)
Acrylic on canvas, 230x130cm/90x51in
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c3ab311bd710830af0460e7e1e94a5091470ef967717ec8ec796cc234747c770/Soimadou-Ibrahim-install-286-6.jpg)
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So far to go (2022)
Acrylic on canvas, 120x180cm/48x72in