© Yelimane Fall 2011
These three pieces relate the social wisdom of Senegal’s cultures and the teachings of Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba. This series could be a case study in Wolofal – Wolof written in Arabic script – and is a monument to West African culture. West African wisdom in a West African language, interwoven with West African fabric, in a distinctly West African Calligraphic form.
(blue) Saam sa juroom niary tière mo gueun déké kor (Wolofal). Tending to your heaps of 7 grains is better than spending your life eating (it). 9in X 13in/acrylic on cardboard with fabric © Yelimane Fall
(yellow) Fatelikou Alaxira mo gueune fanané jouli (Wolofal). Remembering the afterlife is better than spending the night in prayer. 9in X 13in/acrylic on cardboard with fabric © Yelimane Fall
(black) Bagna moye mo gueune deuké toub (Wolofal). Avoiding sin is better than spending time asking God for forgiveness. 9in X 13in/acrylic on cardboard with fabric © Yelimane Fall
West African Calligraphy Institute 