SAIDOU DICKO : Booth C04, Photo London 2026

Saïdou Dicko (b. 1979, Burkina Faso) is a self-taught visual artist whose fascination with shadows began in childhood during his early years as a Peul shepherd in the Sahel. He would trace the silhouettes of his sheep in the sand, unknowingly laying the foundation for a visual language that continues to shape his work today. When he discovered photography in 2005, this childhood practice evolved into a profound artistic inquiry into light, absence, and the politics of visibility. Shadow has since become a defining element in his work—both metaphorically and materially. 

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