Wolof ABC, SENEGAL, 2019

In December 2019 I was invited to go to Saint-Louis, in Senegal, as an artist-in-residency of the independently run WAAW studio. The task: to use illustration and design skills to help creating supporting material for the Wolof classes (the main Senegalese language) of a school of more than 1400 pupils.

I ended up creating, with the help of my hosting institution, local teachers and artists, an illustrated Wolof ABC, which was then produced by fabric using the professionals and resources around the city.  

The video below explain it better, and gives a little taste of the incredible vibe of Saint-Louis:

Thanks to Jarmo Pikkujamsa, Staffan Martikainen, Charles Legros Diallo Primary School directors and teachers, Abdul Assis, Elina Lajunen, Marieke Coenen, Melissa Godoy, Nick Kozak.

St Louis, Senegal, December 2018