Moon Woman (from the Voyageur/Almanac series)

Anna Binta Diallo
Winnipeg, MB

Size

72" x 44"

Medium

Collage printed on hemp

In Voyageur/Almanac, I explore the ways in which humans have sought to understand and control our natural environments. Through visual storytelling, this large-scale immersive installation is fuelled by a deep interest in the construction of folklore and its impact on the way we experience the world. The project draws from diverse fields, including geography, earth sciences, landscape, and weather patterns to create a reflective space for reimagining humanity’s relationship to nature that is both futuristic and historical. Through hybrid figures that transcend time and space, viewers are invited to consider new possibilities for achieving symbiosis with the natural world.

Moon Woman (from the Voyageur/Almanac series)

Anna Binta Diallo
Winnipeg, MB

About the artist
About the artist

Anna Binta Diallo
Winnipeg, MB

Anna Binta Diallo (She/Her) (b. Dakar, Senegal) is a multi-disciplinary visual artist who investigates memory and nostalgia to create unexpected narratives surrounding identity. Her work has been exhibited widely in Canada and internationally (Finland, Senegal, Mali, Taiwan, and Germany). She is the recipient of several grants and distinctions. In 2019, her work was shortlisted for SSNAP. In 2021, she won the Barbara Sphor Memorial Prize and received the Black Designers of Canada Award of Excellence. In 2022, she was longlisted for the Sobey Art Award. She teaches at the University of Manitoba’s School of Art, on Treaty 1, the traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota and Dene peoples, and the Métis Nation.

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