MAPIKO

Beneath the lush foliage of an African rainforest, dancers come to life to the haunting beat of drums, their graceful movements capturing the very essence of joie de vivre. Inspired by the timeless images of photographer Malick Sidibé, this illustration of hand-painted characters, called ‘Mapiko’, reveals the splendour of 1970s African pop culture. Each line, each splash of colour evokes a time when days were filled with laughter, dance and celebration, when summer seemed eternal and life was lived with joy and exhilarating freedom.