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Dakar and Geneva united in a graffiti

The Senegalese graffiti artist Zeinixx came to Geneva during the FIFDH 2021 to create a mural fresco with two Genevan artists, Amikal and Nadia Seika. This collaboration results in a joint work, which questions the place of women* in the public space.

The first stage of our long traverse on the subject of women* in the public space is the gigantic graffiti  created by Zeinixx, Amikal and Nadia Seika, as part of the Semaine de l'égalité and of our 19th edition of the FIFDH. This fresco was painted live during the Festival and is now part of the life of the Hospital neighbourhood at Rue Emile-Yung.

Dieynaba Sidibé, alias Zeinixx, fights through graffiti, unless it's the other way around, graffitiing through her struggles, because intervening in the streets of Dakar where street art is first and foremost a men's affair is already a political act: she breaks "men's codes" and imposes her feminist demands.

Her coming to Geneva is also a story of friendship, because she encounters again Nadia Seika whom she met several times in Senegal, as an artistic partner. The latter explores gender issues through the portrayal of faces, especially those of women. This translates on walls as large portraits of personalities known for their commitment to equality, decolonisation or anti-racism. Amikal, the third artist, proposes brightly coloured works that begin a story and whose messages emerge in a subversive way, in a style closer to the manga tradition.

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    Further reading

    A new visual identity for the FIFDH Festival
    Protecting the civilian population must remain the priority
    New Operational and Administrative Director at the FIFDH