Aïssatou Ciss
Dox Dadje: Walking, Meeting

A film by Éléonore Coyette | 2024

Sénégal, Belgium
fr
en
15'

Aïssatou Ciss｜Dox Dadje: Walking, Meeting

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Synopsis

In this poetic short film, Belgian director Éléonore Coyette and Senegalese photographer Aïssatou Ciss take us on a colourful journey. It's a meeting under the banner of gentleness and beauty, as much as resilience. Aïssatou Ciss speaks modestly of her ‘stolen’ childhood, which she has reappropriated through her artistic practice. From an escape, she has transformed her wandering into a quest. And it was while she was walking that she made the most beautiful encounters.

What you will find in this film

A meeting between a filmmaker and a photographer • a poetic walk • walking to meet people • the street as a fertile source • art as resilience • the body to tell one’s story • curious wanderings

Keywords

Portrait & Aesthetics Creative & Exhibition Photography Emerging Photography

All my life the people I've met have been through ‘dox dadje’: I've walked, I've met people this way.

Aïssatou Ciss Photographer

Everything comes together in the street: affection, stability and, above all, diversity. Normally, people will tell you that on the street you feel more vulnerable than at home. For me, the street is my mother.

Aïssatou Ciss Photographer

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The authors/artists

Éléonore Coyette

Further exploration

Aïssatou Ciss' page on her gallery

Éléonore Coyette's page