"A Witness to Youth Culture in Burkina Faso"
By Fayemi Shakur 1/9/16
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2017/01/09/a-witness-to-youth-culture-in-burkina-faso-sory-sanle/?_r=0
Fayemi, a new york times blogger tells the story of Florent Mazzoleni. Florent had been researching popular music in west africa, specifically Burkina Faso. While searching for music, he was captivated by a cover for a Burkina Faso- based artist. The photographer's name was Sory Sanle, and Florent fancied the way he made poor Burkina Faso look vibrant and joyous. So Florent set out to find Sanle. They soon created a bond, a friendship and a pact allowing Florent to print Sanle's "negatives". This is great exposure for Burkina Faso, showing that is isn't just another sub-saharan country, but that the culture is rich and youthful.
My Thoughts/Emotions: I think that this is a great step for Burkina Faso and it's artists. I myself do photography and like seeing others work, especially from the past. Sanle releasing these negatives opens a time capsule to the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's and so on. I think that more countries should follow in his footsteps in order to show their cultural significance in the media today as Burkina Faso is.
This article is important to Burkina Faso's because it is often seen as just an area in africa like all the others. These photos show the happiness and uniqueness of Burkina Faso. It's often hard for countries in early stages of development to be recognized, because they don't fully have access to the media, which is one of our main means of communications today. Opportunities like this show the media what most developing countries cant usually show. It shows that its not just a poor country, but a fun place to learn about, travel to, live ect..
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2017/01/09/a-witness-to-youth-culture-in-burkina-faso-sory-sanle/?_r=0
Fayemi, a new york times blogger tells the story of Florent Mazzoleni. Florent had been researching popular music in west africa, specifically Burkina Faso. While searching for music, he was captivated by a cover for a Burkina Faso- based artist. The photographer's name was Sory Sanle, and Florent fancied the way he made poor Burkina Faso look vibrant and joyous. So Florent set out to find Sanle. They soon created a bond, a friendship and a pact allowing Florent to print Sanle's "negatives". This is great exposure for Burkina Faso, showing that is isn't just another sub-saharan country, but that the culture is rich and youthful.
My Thoughts/Emotions: I think that this is a great step for Burkina Faso and it's artists. I myself do photography and like seeing others work, especially from the past. Sanle releasing these negatives opens a time capsule to the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's and so on. I think that more countries should follow in his footsteps in order to show their cultural significance in the media today as Burkina Faso is.
This article is important to Burkina Faso's because it is often seen as just an area in africa like all the others. These photos show the happiness and uniqueness of Burkina Faso. It's often hard for countries in early stages of development to be recognized, because they don't fully have access to the media, which is one of our main means of communications today. Opportunities like this show the media what most developing countries cant usually show. It shows that its not just a poor country, but a fun place to learn about, travel to, live ect..