It’s my destiny to follow my passion.”Įnglish subtitles available, click on the cc-button in the video. I will always do what I do now, I love it. I stop for no one, for no one in the world. It’s my personality I am a person who does what she wants. “Since I was a child I loved creating my own imaginary world and I don’t care what others say or think about me. People have not yet understood, because our society does not have any intellectual culture, or notion, regarding the artistic doctrine… Women should not cultivate the prejudice that visual art is only for men.” For Kine it’s always been clear what she wanted to become in life. Find company research, competitor information, contact details & financial data for FOTO-KINE CC of KRUGERSDORP, Gauteng. Kine: “It is a taboo for a woman to pass to the side-line and become a painter. When it comes to being a female artist in Senegal, it’s even more difficult. Kine not only shows differences in her artworks by depicting, for example, women in bikinis on the beach in a traditional Muslim society, she is also different herself since she is a female artist. There is always social pressure, many women do what is expected of them, they choose the professions they think that are respectable and give them dignity. This means it’s not always easy being a woman. According to Kine, Senegal is a modern, yet traditional society in which women have their place. As a critical reporter she tries to encourage people to reflect on themselves and she mainly focuses on women. Kine loves to inform and share thoughts about different aspects in society. Kine laughs: “But of course a winter landscape with ice and snow is not likely to come from the African continent!” That’s something that creates an enormous wealth, a cultural diversity”. For Kine something like contemporary African art doesn’t exist: “We are all contemporary and of course everyone’s creativity is influenced by their surroundings. Sometimes Kine’s artworks are labelled as typical African art, due to the fact that one can trace African women and objects such as traditional instruments like the ‘Kora’. In the past, he has directed us to the late, Treichville Treichville Tasting Menu, African American Marayway in the Bronx, and Salimata Eating Guinea Fowl in a Guinean Place in Little Senegal, just around the corner from his most recent pick, Africa Kine. Kine explains: “The modern world has become a global village but one should not forget the richness of one’s culture.” This is a reference to communal life in Africa. In her work ‘Femme Modernité’, one can see women using computers and smartphones but at the same time Kine has depicted these women together instead of in isolation. Her work reflects a vision of the modern and traditional world in one. She considers herself a modern woman as she uses a smartphone, computer and other conveniences of modern society, but at the same time she doesn’t want to forget African tradition and in particular the ‘human warmth of the African community’. “It’s my home, I love being part of this community, and it’s like a big family.” She gets inspiration by exchanging ideas with other artists: “We help and inspire each other and that’s what I love about Africa: the community spirit.” In this role, Kiné looked after Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Mauritania and Ghana by supporting the countries’ governments in the implementation of financial tools and infrastructure to mitigate impacts and increase climate change resiliency.Since Kine graduated from the art academy in Dakar she has had a studio in ‘Village des Arts’ where she works almost 24 hours a day. She held 10 years of experience in various sectors and roles including consulting, banking and international development throughout Europe, Africa and North America.īefore CPCS, she was a country engagement manager covering West and Central Africa at the African Risk Capacity Group, an agency of the African Union, under the United Nations World Food Program that helps governments to better plan, prepare and respond to extreme weather events and natural disasters. Kiné speaks French and English and has more than 10 years of experience.
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