Gabriel Dia at AKAA: Art, Taboos, and Homosexuality in Senegal

✅ Good news — Flash Radio shares this positive update with you. In Paris, the African contemporary art fair AKAA is hosting a monumental installation by Senegalese photographer Gabriel Dia. With Mother's Heritage, the artist revisits his childhood memories in his mother's sewing workshop in Rufisque. ⏱️ 1 min read. The facts and recent developments: Photographs printed on fabric hang suspended to tell the story of transmission, taboos, and the freedom to be oneself. From his career in nuclear engineering to his photographic series Sabar and Mother's Heritage, Gabriel Dia reflects on a deeply personal work that questions gender norms and identities. A work that takes on particular resonance in Senegal, where a law enacted in March 2026 has significantly intensified penalties for homosexual relationships. Gabriel Dia is the guest of Fatimata Wane on the Africa Journal on France 24, in connection with the 11th edition of AKAA, organized from October 23 to 25, 2026, at the Carreau du Temple in Paris. ⚡ Key points ▸ Gabriel Dia is the guest of Fatimata Wane on the Africa Journal on France 24, in connection with the 11th edition of AKAA, organized from October 23 to 25, 2026, at the Carreau du Temple in Paris. ▸ From his career in nuclear engineering to his photographic series Sabar and Mother's Heritage, Gabriel Dia reflects on a deeply personal work that questions gender norms and identities. ▸ A work that takes on particular resonance in Senegal, where a law enacted in March 2026 has significantly intensified penalties for homosexual relationships.