Women artists at Dak'Art 2004: Biennial of Contemporary African Art

Features texts by eight women artists about the work that they exhibited in the Sixth Biennial of Contemporary African Art entitled `Dak'Art 2004', held in Dakar, Senegal (7 May-7 June 2004). An introductory text outlines the number of artists who applied to be in the biennial, and lists the selection committee and criteria. The Nigerian artist Toyosi Odunsi (b. 1975), dicusses her images Postal Cards (illus.) and outlines plans to create works documenting people in Lagos. Zoulika Bouabdellah (b. 1977), born in Algeria and based in France, explains her video La Robe (2001; illus.). Michele Magema (b. 1977), born in the Democratic Republic of Congo and based in France, considers her video La Porte (2002; illus.), the South African artist Sue Williamson (b. 1941) describes her portraits Better Lives I and Better Lives II (2003; illus.), with reference to the series A Few South Africans and the background of the people she photographed, and Pélagie Gbaguidi (b. 1965), from Bénin and based in Brussels, outlines her photograph La Parole est la Glaise du Corps (2002; illus.). Samta Benjahia (b. 1950), who was born in Algeria and is based in France, analyses her photograph and sound installation Je Suis Femme (illus.), the Tunisian-born artist Fatma Charfi (b. 1955), who is based Switzerland, describes the development of the performance installation Projet Laboratoire de Paix: L'Offrande (2003; illus.), and the Egyptian artist Maha Maamoun (b. 1971) concludes by assessing her images Cairoscapes Untitled #3, 4 and 6 (illus.).