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The diptych “Capital Wallah Region” (Capital or Region) depicts this duality between urbanity and rurality. We are shown the autopsy of two individuals and their concerns. In the center of their abdomen, the symbols express their priorities. For the rural man, it is agricultural machinery, land, livestock, rain or wintering. For the urban man, it is electricity, running water, acts of consumption or moments of society such as meals. These symptomatic observations of our contemporary world lead us to reflect; despite sufficient global resources and unprecedented technological achievements, how can humanity fail to provide livelihoods, clothing, shelter, medical care and the potential for its fulfillment for every individual?
This elementary reflection resonates throughout the work of Kassou Seydou as an emergency. Seydou’s ideology advocates living in harmony with oneself and one’s environment, which is the only way for him to achieve harmony with others. Regardless of the diversity of societies, religions, cultures or traditions, through their actions, humans must tolerate, accept and respectfully observe this multifaceted world. The recurrence of fertile symbols of nature such as vegetation, religious symbols such as the cross or crescent, and animals such as goats or caimans, brings us back to the importance of the customs forged by humans over the centuries and role of culture in the world, source of balance.
