Lamine Diouf

1979 Dakar/ Senegal

lives and works in Antwerp/ BelgiumLamine started his artistic education at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts in Dakar and played the violin for several years in L’Orchestre Symphonique Mélodie Divine. After moving to Europe he concentrated more on performing art, poetry and took his first steps in the art of textile weaving. The interaction of these various disciplines allow him to tell a story about his origin, about his past and present live like a mediator between different cultures and traditions and support mutual understanding.Since 2020 Lamine Diouf is responsible for the process of artisanal hand woven garments for the men’s wear collection of Jan-Jan van Essche, Antwerp