“Portrait Vintage: An Exhibition by Senegalese Photographer Ibrahima Thiam”

Prof. Johann Le Guelte (French and Francophone Studies) hosted Senegalese photographer Ibrahima Thiam at Georgetown. Born in 1976 in Saint-Louis, Senegal, Ibrahima Thiam settled in Dakar where he pursued studies in economics. In 2009, during a workshop organized by the Goethe Institute as part of the Mois de la Photographie in Dakar, he discovered his passion for photography. Self-taught, he explores a variety of visual themes, such as memory, archiving, African oral traditions, and the myths and legends of Senegal. Ibrahima Thiam has built a collection of images, some of which come from his family archives, enriching his own photographic imagination. In recent years, he has developed a visual approach that highlights the deities of the Lébou communities. 

Thiam exhibited his work at Georgetown on November 11 and 12. The Georgetown Humanities Initiative was delighted to contribute to Thiam’s visit to our university.