Hamed Ouattara

Hamed Ouattara's works featured at Exceptions d'Afrique at Art Curial (2021), AKAA Art Fair (2017 and 2019), Maison et Objet (2014 et 2016). In Africa, their presence were noticed at GUILD Design Fair (2014 et 2015) in Cape Town and at the Africa Design Days in Morocco (2015 and 2017) as well as at the Panafrican Cultural Festival of Alger - PANAF (2009). In front of the security issues that his country deals with, Hamed Ouattara launches the concept of Artistic Resistance which aims at transforming art into a weapon and a tool of mutual aid. He develops outdoor installations to reach a wider audience. Called by the NGO Solidarité Laïque to strive for the development of a center with a social and environmental goal in Koubri, in the outskirts of the capital, he implements manual training for the youth. In 2019, Hamed Ouattara took part in BISO OFF (Biennale Internationale de Sculpture de Ouagadougou - OFF) for which he is the October 2021 edition's coordinator.