Interview with Mauritanian artist Saleh Lo
"If I can restore some of their dignity, my work will have been a success"
Self-taught artist Saleh Lo grew up in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott, playing with children from different ethnic communities, among them "Haratin" kids – the children of modern-day slaves in Mauritania. Today, the visual artist portrays freed slaves and anti-slavery activists. Interview by Siri Gogelmann and Wolfgang Kuhnle
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Siri Gogelmann & Wolfgang Kuhnle
