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BURKINABE !SYOU TALENTS IN THE NETHERLANDS
Monday, October 11, 2010
Artist Wilfried de Paul and photographer Francois Ouedraogo from Burkina Faso were in The Netherlands at the end of September to attend several events and more importantly to co-create with Dutch talents and artists.
Wilfried and Francois hardly had
the chance to catch their breath after arriving with the busy program in store for them.
Not only did they visit the Rijks Academy, on the
day of their arrival, the same nite they attended the 'Blend Talent Night' at Amsterdam’s Pakhuis de
Zwijger. Together with other creatives they gained honest and
effective feedback about their portfolio from over 25 established Masters designers and creatives.
During their week in Amsterdam they worked together with different Dutch makers, such as photographer
Nathalie Hennis and painter Merijn Kavelaars. On Thursday the 30th the opening of the
exhibition 'A’DAM Men & Fashion' at the Amsterdam Museum of History took place. This exhibition
focuses on men and their clothes in Amsterdam down through the centuries. Part of the exhibition was the XXL
co-design project ‘SYOUCUBE’, painted by Wilfried. A pair os !SYOUs was handed over to Tygo Gernandt, famous Dutch actor and artist. The SYOUCUBE is a portable store where
!SYOU’s story can be seen and where you can order your own pair of shoes.
Black ink
on white paper, heavy lines accentuated with detailed figures, De Paul’s
imagination is astonishing. !SYOU is all about co-design, so he teamed up with Dutch
artist Merijn Kavelaars to co-design a unique piece of art, which was revealed
on Friday at the Concrete Store in Amsterdam.
Francois photographed the Burkina !SYOU collection together with the well-known Dutch photographers
Petrovsky & Ramone. He also made a series of photos at the various !SYOU events, equipped with the camera he bought with the
money he earned through the return-model of !SYOU. The trip was made possible by
The Mondriaan Foundation.
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