The Burkinabe photographer Sanlé Sory enters the collection
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Ibrahima Sanlé Sory was born in Burkina Faso in 1943. Photographer and owner of the Volta Photo studio, he lives and works in Bobo-Dioulasso, the country’s second largest city. The collection of the Château d’Eau is enriched in 2020 with 4 self-portraits of the artist. Since the beginning of the studio, Sanlé Sory has produced dozens of self-portraits in a personal artistic approach.
Self-portrait with mirror miroir, 1966
A classic by the artist. At that time he practiced weightlifting and documented his physical evolution through photography, hence his bodybuilding poses.
© Sanlé Sory, Collection du Château d’Eau, Toulouse
Sory as a photographer, 1968
With his motorcycle helmet and cameras slung over his shoulder, Sanlé Sory is ready to criss-cross the country’s villages and immortalize dance parties.
© Sanlé Sory, Collection du Château d’Eau, Toulouse
Sory, blocking pose, 1965
Sanlé Sory poses with humor and style for this self-portrait made in 1965. The clothing, the decor (a painted background) in his studio in Bobo Dioulasso plays an important role.
© Sanlé Sory, Collection du Château d’Eau, Toulouse
Sory bodybuilder, 1963
One of the artist’s many self-portraits referencing his sporting passions and his own work on the body as a bodybuilder.
© Sanlé Sory, Collection du Château d’Eau, Toulouse