Artist: Aminou

From: St. Louis, Senegal

‘The street, my knowledge.’ The Talibé children of Senegal know the streets better than anyone. They see everything and hear everything. They spend everyday and most evenings roaming the roads, begging for food and money. They can almost always be spotted with a small red tub in their hands, either to receive food donations or to collect coins in. Our partner charity - AYDA Foundation - conducts many activities to support these very vulnerable children.

IMPORTANT: This is painting has some small areas of damage, namely cracked paint, but as Aminou says, this simply adds value to the painting, giving it more of a rustic/vintage appeal. Like battle scars, they have meaning and show that these works have not had an easy life in a gallery - they are truly authentic and artisanal. As this piece is attached to a heavy piece of wood, which has a loop already attached, it is ready to hang up.