"Talibé" a solo exhibition by Saleh Lô
Mwimbi Fine Art x Artbridger inaugurates a dynamic gallery space with Saleh Lô’s Talibé—a project that transcends borders and disciplines. At the heart of the show is a constellation of tomato paste cans, reimagined as both objects of memory and markers of global exchange. Through these considered interventions, Lô centers the lived realities of Mauritania’s Talibé children, implicating the interconnected flows of commodity, capital, and history that shape individual lives and communities. This exhibition stands as both a challenge and invitation: to witness, to question, and to participate in an art discourse where witnessing becomes an act of resistance.
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2025.7.29 - 2025.9.15
2025.7.29 (7 - 9pm)
2/F, 16 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong
Discover a transformative exhibition where everyday commodities become vessels for memory and testimony. Saleh Lô’s arresting wall installation—constructed from ubiquitous tomato paste cans imported from China—serves as both reliquary and monument. Each can is meticulously transformed into a portrait, foregrounding the lives and stories of the Talibé: Mauritanian children entangled in systems of forced labour under the pretext of religious education. This is portraiture that resists silence, animated by the dignity and agency of its subjects.
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About the artist
Talibé reframes the boundaries of contemporary African art, forging critical links between material culture, migration, and the global circuits of trade. Through collaborative portraiture and immersive installation, Lô invites viewers to reckon with the moral complexities threaded through everyday objects—demonstrating art’s power to awaken critical consciousness. Join us in the new pop-up space to encounter works that demand presence, reflection, and ethical engagement beyond the aesthetic surface.
