Looking at SAADIO'S paintings is like reading
hieroglyphs; they are magnificent but reserved
for the initiated (those who can read them).
Introduced by his family to the Peulh signs and
the cosmogenic mysteries of the Dogon, this
guardian of mysteries in turn uses symbols
to express the evolution of the African people
— the confrontation of traditional rituals in
the heart of contemporary African society.
Sacred elements can be found in the mysterious
presence of animals lost in an urban maze;
hens, crocodiles, snakes, fish... truly traditional
symbolism at the core of a city that is alive,
colourful and redolent, where thousands
of people are on the move, whether by car,
motorbike or walking as planes fly overhead.
