The Burkinabe photographer Sanlé Sory enters the collection

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Autoportrait au miroir, 1966 par Sanlé Sory

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