TEMPO
TEMPO is a solo exhibition that highlights the masterful work of sculptor Hamidou Koumaré.Nails are usually used to fasten, hang, or assemble different objects, but Hamidou has given them a completely different purpose: they become the raw material for his metal sculptures.There is one nail, many nails, and then an artwork that defies imagination. Simple, yet so present, the evidence is there.The emergence that the artist produces from the elementary, these structures made from forged, hammered, and welded nails, transforming their simple form into sculptures, reflects the organization of the world and offers a vision of collective movement.The nails are rigidly bound together by the substrate in which they are placed. The distances and relative orientations between them are permanently fixed, and from there emerges a general form that transcends a mere bundle of nails.Built entirely from recovered metal, including nails, bolts, and metal plates, the artist’s works are handcrafted in a spirit of solidarity with workers of all kinds. Each nail thus expresses the idea of things coming together.
Why TEMPO?
Because the expressive energy of the human body is at the core of this exhibition. The artist sets the body in motion to explore the many possibilities of interaction and human relationships.The dancers embody movement like a graceful line: they embrace, stretch, and support each other, as if challenging societal norms of gender, race, ethnicity, inequality, and injustice. They pause momentarily to materialize the need for human contact and acknowledge a shared physical and mortal condition.The exhibition creates a space where Hamidou Koumaré can confront pain, suffering, and anger on behalf of generations, through compassion, respect, openness, and attention.From one artwork to another, from one comment to the next, the exhibition reveals itself through its uniqueness. At first glance, and to an untrained eye, the artworks in this exhibition may seem static.A closer look reveals to the keen observer the dynamism and rhythm of the composition, the power of contrasts and interactions, and ultimately, the internal movement within each creation.Artists of the exhibition
