I first saw Seydou Keita’s work in a TV documentary, and I was really impressed by the fact that you can imagine so much about the colourful social life in Bamako, Mali from some simple black&white portrait photography. Not pretentious, though formally posed, Keita’s portraits show people dressed in both westerner and traditional clothes, riding bicycles, scooter, playing the guitar, posing relaxed next to their friends, parents, children or siblings. This the wonderful Seydou Keita’s legacy about the historical and social life in Bamako, Mali, highlighting the beauty of the individual.
Seydou Keita’s work can be admired at: National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris and Centre National de la Photographie, Paris.
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