Marie Bop
Grand Prize
Photo contest · Dak'Art Biennale 2024
Les Gardiennes du Vivant
Celebrating the essential role of Senegalese women in food security, collective well-being and the protection of the environment.
In autumn 2024, dozens of amateur photographers took part in the contest, on the theme of the role of Senegalese women in agriculture, food and the preservation of natural resources.
Organised by DyTAES with the support of the ARTS and AgroVoices projects, the contest was part of the Yaay Dund - Regenerating the Living Expo-Event, presented at the Dak'Art 2024 Biennale of contemporary art.
The contest was open to any resident of Senegal aged 10 and over, with women and young girls especially encouraged to take part. Photos could be accompanied by a text written in the photographer's chosen language - Wolof, French, English or other - and translated by the jury.
In video
The contest
Presentation capsule filmed during the campaign to mobilise photographers.
Awards
The winners
Elimane Diao
Public's Choice Award
Yolenn Flaux
Young Photographer
Categories
Four categories
Documentary
Documentary photographs in a series of three.
Portraits
People connected to the production, processing, distribution and consumption of food.
Conceptual
Conceptual or abstract photography.
Slice of life
Everyday moments reflecting the bond between humans, nature and food.
The exhibition
Yaay Dund - Regenerating the Living
The photo contest was part of the collective exhibition Yaay Dund - Regenerating the Living, presented at the Dak'Art 2024 Biennale of contemporary art.
ARTS held a shared platform with CIRAD, around the role of women in the agroecological transition. The exhibition also hosted debates and side events in the partner Pavilion, with particular attention to inclusivity, gender, postcolonialism and intersectionality.
Partners
Who carries this project
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DyTAES
National agroecology platform · organiser
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ARTS
Action-research project · co-organiser
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AgroVoices
Multimedia studio · partner
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Raphael Belmin (CIRAD)
Photographer and associate curator
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CREATES
Contest platform hosting
Dedicated platform
See all the photographs
The dedicated site concours-photo.creates.ngo
hosts the full gallery, the public vote and the details of each submission.