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Fatima Bintou Rassoul Sy

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Curator • Art & Culture📚
Jury for @princeclausfund 🧳
Curator at @biennale_de_dakar_officiel 🧱
Curator at @walktalkazores 👣
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« Petite vague de joie pure
sois la bienvenue
au milieu de l’océan des peines
Grâce à toi je sais
qu’il n’est pas vain d’espérer une trêve
dans le cycle de l’horreur
que dans le cahier d’amour
il me reste des pages blanches
qu’un ami perdu de vue
me fera le plus inattendu des signes
qu’une autre vie
à la flamme brève mais inouïe
m’attend encore dans cette vie
Petite vague de joie pure
puisses-tu éclairer d’un sourire
le visage esquissé
de chaque destinataire de ces lignes ! »

Petite vague de joie pure — Abdellatif Laâbi, 2008 taken in RAW MATERIAL COMPANY - center for art, knowledge and society by @fbrsy

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#Repost @raw.gram2011 with @use.repost
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Une célébration de Koyo — 14/06/2025 — Programme de la journée

Nous vous partageons le programme de la journée, imaginé comme un espace de recueillement, de mémoire et de célébration.

À travers des lectures, des projections, de la musique, des archives et des gestes simples, nous souhaitons honorer la pensée, la générosité et l’héritage de Koyo.

Nous vous invitons à nous rejoindre pour une journée de communion, de partage et de réflexion.

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A celebration of Koyo — 14/06/2025 — Program for the day

We’re sharing the day’s program with you, envisioned as a space for reflection, remembrance, and quiet celebration.

Through readings, screenings, music, archives, and simple gestures, we honor the thought, generosity, and lasting legacy of Koyo.

We invite you to join us for a day of communion, sharing, and reflection.

🌍 📍 Pour plus d’informations / For more information: www.rawmaterialcompany.org

@neneperei @felwine_sarr @ablayecissoko @otobongnkanga @bluuuami #PhilippeMall #DjibrilSchmed #MamanKouoh Agnès Steidl #ThérèseTurpinDiatta @sylvainsankale #MauroPetroni kenbuguloff #IbrahimaWane @rashasalti @smoothugochukwuc @demeaisha @thekaderattia @kibilidembacissokho @fadel.barro @abdoulaye.thiam.7503 #FamilleDiack @alfredojaar @maria_magdalena_campos_pons @kamaalmalak @paeasaggio @gabefeijoo @siddharthamitter @westvirginiababy @eric_baudelaire @mame_fatouniang @francoise_verges_decoloniale @germaineacogny @alibetaofficial @chimurenga_sa @bonaventurendikung @fbrsy @friedaekotto @marthe.djilokamga @theoeshetu @tchoubtchoub @gadaay

#KoyoKouoh #RAWMaterialCompany #TributeToKoyo #Dakar#CelebrationOfLife #ArtAndMemory

📸 Photos prises par / Pictures taken by Trevor Stuurman taken in RAW MATERIAL COMPANY - center for art, knowledge and society by @fbrsy

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#KoyoKouoh #New #Power100 #ArtReview #November2014 #Curator #Cameroonian #RawMaterialCompany #DakArt #Documenta by @fbrsy

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Aujourd’hui, nous disons au revoir à deux précieuses RAW Amazones, Fatima (@fbrsy ) et Filly (@fillydabo ), qui quittent l’équipe pour faire leur transition vers de nouvelles aventures après plusieurs années à nos côtés.

Au fil des années, elles ont apporté à RAW leur savoir, leurs pensées, leurs expertises et leurs regards, contribuant à nourrir notre travail curatorial et, plus largement, la vie de notre communauté.

Mais au-delà de leur travail, ce sont aussi les petites choses qui nous manqueront : la bonne humeur matinale de Fatima et son rire contagieux, ou encore Filly, notre fashionista toujours impeccable, qui a su apporter son style autant que ses idées à RAW.

Merci à toutes les deux pour ces années ensemble, pour les conversations, les réflexions, les projets, les questionnements et tous les moments partagés. Votre présence et vos contributions ont profondément marqué la maison.

Vous allez beaucoup nous manquer, mais heureusement, ce n’est pas vraiment un au revoir. La collaboration continue et comme on dit à RAW : once a RAW Amazone, always a RAW Amazone.

Nous vous souhaitons le meilleur pour la suite de vos aventures et avons hâte de continuer à croiser nos chemins. À Nous Revoir!

#RAWfamily, always with grace, light and love 💚 by @fbrsy

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Last week, our Visitor Programme brought a group of international curators to Austria during a busy week with @curatedby.at, @astoria_artshow and @parallelvienna, for exchange and dialogue. The programme took us to ‘Lebt und arbeitet in Wien: Contemporary Art from Vienna’ at @kunsthallewien, ‘Bernhard Leitner’ at @viennasecession, artist-run spaces @mezekere_ and @canwien67, and studio visits with artists living and working in Austria, as well as a site visit to the soon-to-open @atelierhaus_wien – among many others.

Time set aside for independent research gave each curator space to pursue their own interests and build closer connections with artists working in that direction.

Our thanks go to the hosts who welcomed us so generously, and to the participants for the curiosity and openness they brought to the week. It was a pleasure hosting you, and we look forward to staying in touch.

Participants:
Edgaras Gerasimovičius @lute_song @sapiegurumai
Abel González Fernández @abelgonzalez_fernandez @mocadetroit
Lina Louisa Krämer @_linalouisa_ @schinkelpavillon
Yuanyu Li @yuenyukl @parasite.hk
Clémentine Proby @clementineproby @spikeisland
Fatima Bintou Rassoul SY @fbrsy @raw.gram2011

Phileas runs a year-round Visitor Programme that invites international curators, art critics and museum groups to Austria to visit artists’ studios, galleries, artist-run spaces, museums, and foundations.

Photos: 1-7 Lea Sonderegger @_leasonderegger taken in Vienna, Austria by @fbrsy

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We’re pleased to welcome six international curators to Vienna for our second group research trip of the year. Over five days, the group will visit artists’ studios, artist-run spaces and institutions, along with galleries and an art fair.

Joining us for this week’s research trip:

Edgaras Gerasimovičius, Sapieha Palace, Lithuania
Abel González Fernández, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, US Lina Louisa Krämer, Schinkel Pavillon, Germany
Yuanyu Li, Para Site, Hong Kong
Clémentine Proby, Spike Island, United Kingdom
Fatima Bintou Rassoul SY, RAW Material Company, Senegal

Phileas runs a year-round Visitor Programme that invites international curators, art critics and museum groups to Austria to visit artists’ studios, galleries, artist-run spaces, museums, and foundations.

Welcome to Austria, it is a pleasure to have you!

@lute_song @sapiegurumai
@abelgonzalez_fernandez @mocadetroit
@_linalouisa_ @schinkelpavillon
@yuenyukl @parasite.hk
@clementineproby @spikeisland
@fbrsy @raw.gram2011 taken in Vienna, Austria by @fbrsy

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For 30 years, the Prince Claus Fund has celebrated changemakers who challenge the status quo and create lasting change. Today, as we mark this beautiful anniversary — and the 100th anniversary of Prince Claus’s birth — we honour someone who has not only transformed what art can be, but also how it is taught, shared and imagined.

We are proud to announce that the 2026 Impact Awardee is Ghanaian artist, poet and visionary educator, kąrî’kạchä seid’ou.

For decades, seid’ou has challenged the systems through which art is taught, knowledge is produced and cultural authority is distributed, creating new, collective ways of learning, making and imagining.

As founder of the Emancipatory Art Teaching Project at KNUST, he transformed art education by questioning inherited colonial models and empowering generations of critically engaged artists. As co-founder of @blaxtarlines, he helped build an open-source, artist-run community where knowledge is shared rather than owned.

His impact can be seen not only in his own artistic and intellectual practice, but in the communities he has nurtured to grow, shaping Ghana’s contemporary art landscape and contributing to a powerful decolonial discourse across West Africa and beyond.

“His approach has profoundly changed how art is perceived and practiced.”
— @ibrahimmahama3, 2026 Impact Award Jury member.

The Award will be presented to seid’ou at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam on 26 November, as part of our 30th anniversary Awards Week, taking place 23–28 November 2026.

Join us in celebrating kąrî’kạchä seid’ou and the generations of artists, thinkers and cultural practitioners whose work continues to transform what art can be.

Read more about the 2026 Impact Awardee and his work via the link in bio! by @fbrsy

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Meet the 2026 Impact Jury!

Fatima Bintou Rassoul SY (@fbrsy)

Ibrahim Mahama (@ibrahimmahama3)

Daniela Ortiz (@danillaortiz)

The Impact Award is presented biannually to artists whose groundbreaking quality of work has made widely positive contribution to their society. An independent Jury of three three international and highly inspiring individuals selected the 2026 Impact Award recipient based on a rigorous selection process.

The Jury members come from a diverse range of backgrounds, disciplines, and localities, bringing a wealth of experience and unique perspectives. Beyond selecting the Impact Awardee, the Jury helps shape the research process and its public activation during the 2026 Awards Week in November, contributing to ongoing conversations around impact, inheritance, and legacy.

Mark the date—on 6 September we will announce the recipient of the 2026 Impact Award! Learn more about the Jury and the selection process via the link in our bio. by @fbrsy

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Dans le cadre du module consacré à la production et à la médiation de l’exposition, l’intervenante 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚 𝐁𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐮 𝐑𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐋 𝐒𝐘 a apporté des éclairages détaillés sur les différentes étapes de conception d’une exposition. Elle a notamment expliqué le processus de production, de la définition du concept à la mise en espace, en passant par la sélection des œuvres, la coordination des acteurs et l’organisation logistique.
Elle a également insisté sur le rôle essentiel de la médiation culturelle, en présentant des outils et méthodes permettant de faciliter la compréhension des œuvres par les publics. Les participants ont ainsi découvert l’importance de la scénographie, de la narration curatoriale, ainsi que des dispositifs pédagogiques favorisant l’interaction et l’engagement des visiteurs.
Une séance riche en apprentissages qui a permis aux apprenants de mieux comprendre les enjeux pratiques et professionnels liés aux métiers de l’exposition.

Labo Bénin, un programme de formation dédié aux métiers de l’exposition, conçu et mis en œuvre par le Dr Franck Houndégla et la commissaire d’exposition Pascale Obolo, porté par La Grande Place sous la direction de Rafiy Okefolahan, en collaboration avec Dr Franck OGOU (Directeur de l’Ecole du Patrimoine Africain) et le Pr Romuald TCHIBOZO (Directeur de l’Institut National des Métiers d’Art, d’Archéologie et de la Culture).

Cette opération est soutenue par le ministère de l’Europe et des Affaires étrangères et l’Institut français dans le cadre de la stratégie pour l’export des Industries Culturelles et Créatives à l’international, et de l’Agence de Développement des Arts et de la Culture du Bénin.

@followers @ifbenin du Bénin @franceaubenin Ambassade de France au Bénin INSTITUT FRANÇAIS @adac_benin EPA - Ecole du Patrimoine Africain @INMAAC- Institut National des Métiers d’Art, d’Archéologie et de la Culture @lagrandeplacebenin Rafiy Okefolahan

#LaboBenin @fbrsy #Curating #PratiquesCuratoriales #ArtContemporain CommissariatExposition CultureBenin RechercheArtistique by @fbrsy

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🎓 LABO Bénin ACCUEILLE : 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚 𝐁𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐮 𝐑𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐋 𝐒𝐘

Commissaire d’exposition et directrice des programmes à RAW Material Company (Dakar), Fatima Bintou Rassoul SY développe une pratique centrée sur les archives, la mémoire et les récits liés aux territoires noirs. Elle crée des espaces favorisant l’émergence d’histoires souvent négligées et a collaboré avec des institutions majeures telles que le Musée du Louvre, le Musée Rodin, le Grand Palais ou encore la Fondation Louis Vuitton. Diplômée de l’Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, elle mène également des recherches sur les politiques culturelles et les écosystèmes artistiques africains.

📌 Dans le cadre du module : Production et médiation de l’exposition
📅 Du 20 au 24 avril 2026
🕙 10h00
📍 La Grande Place

Labo Bénin, un programme de formation dédié aux métiers de l’exposition, conçu et mis en œuvre par le Dr Franck Houndégla et la commissaire d’exposition Pascale Obolo, porté par La Grande Place sous la direction de Rafiy Okefolahan, en collaboration avec Dr Franck OGOU (Directeur de l’Ecole du Patrimoine Africain) et le Pr Romuald TCHIBOZO (Directeur de l’Institut National des Métiers d’Art, d’Archéologie et de la Culture).

Cette opération est soutenue par le ministère de l’Europe et des Affaires étrangères et l’Institut français dans le cadre de la stratégie pour l’export des Industries Culturelles et Créatives à l’international, et de l’Agence de Développement des Arts et de la Culture du Bénin.

@followers Institut français du Bénin @franceaubenin Ambassade de France au Bénin INSTITUT FRANÇAIS ADAC Bénin EPA - Ecole du Patrimoine Africain INMAAC- Institut National des Métiers d’Art, d’Archéologie et de la Culture La @lagrandeplacebenin Grande Place Rafiy Okefolahan

#LaboBenin @fbrsy #ArtContemporain CommissariatExposition CultureBenin RechercheArtistique by @fbrsy

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MEET OUR FACILITATORS

ÌMÍ 2026 - WHAT REMAINS WHAT RISES
Creative Residency Lab

Fatima Bintou Rassoul SY, a Dakar-based curator and Programme Director of RAW Material Company. With a strong interest in archives and narratives of black geographies, Fatima’s practice uncovers stories that are often overlooked or untold, and explores the
ways in which communities inhabit and reflect on their own experiences.

She is committed to creating spaces where these stories can be brought to life, preserving collective memory and fostering deeper connections within and between beings. Since joining 2020, she has contributed to the organisation’s curatorial direction, discursive programming and international collaborations.

Welcome to ÌMÍ 2026 by Hearts Heartist @hearts_heartist
The journey begins here.

#imi2026 #whatremainswhatrises #creativeresidencylab #belonging #memory by @fbrsy

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PODCAST | Episode 4: AUTONOMOUS PRACTICES.

In this episode of STOKVEL, we spend time thinking about accountability and fugitivity. Autonomous Practices call us to deeply consider what values we anchor our practices in that set up the terms for engaging with others. We reflect on the ways in which we check in with ourselves and others. We discuss how to negotiate with dominance from institutions, commissioners, collaborators even ourselves. Fugitivity, opacity and language point us to the ongoing forms of autonomous practice we encounter. These are all questions about negotiation, consideration and position.

Featuring: Anna Nnenna Abengowe (@nnennaabengowe), Fatima Bintou Rassoul SY (@fbrsy), Iyo Bisseck (@bisiyo) and Tshego Mako (@makography_studio).

Hosted in collaboration with Kunsthalle Bern (@kunsthallebern).

link in bio!

Graphic design: Emma Kouassi (@emma.affoua.kouassi)

Sound post-production: Neo Twala (@_twala)

Images:

1. Courtesy of artist nora chipaumire, photo: Kerry Etola Viderot, 2024, RAW Material Company
2. Makorder. Source: Tshego Mako (@makography_studio)
3. Bordeaux Walks. Photo: Patti Anahory 2022
4. Source: Iyo Bisseck (@bisiyo)

STOKVEL season 1 is made possible with the generous support of Pro Helvetia Swiss Art Council (@prohelvetia) and the Südkulturfonds (@artlink.ch).

#STOKVELBern #BernEvents #ArtInBern #KunsthalleBern #BernCulture #CollectiveCare #CreativeFellowship #GatherAndGrow #CommunityMatters #ArtAndArchitecture #MatriArchi #DesignForChange #FutureOfCollaboration #CareInPractice #ReimaginingSpaces by @fbrsy

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