TATAAN - August 2025
In Wolof, Tataan is the act of placing a basin under the rain and letting it fill, drop by drop. In the same way, this series looks at how women are shaped by what they receive, gestures, words, and ways of preparing themselves. In Senegalese culture, being well prepared is a form of pride. It is a language. A way of showing care for oneself and for others. This project is my way of holding onto what I grew up seeing, and honoring the women who taught me that preparation is also dignity.
Directed by Maryam Mbaye - Cinematography by Oumar Bayo Fall - Photography by Amath Mbaye - Lighting by Seye - BTS photography by Martha Brenda Cole
THE SHAPE OF SILENCE - May 2025
An exploration of the body in its most instinctive states, the way it folds, rests, resists, or gives in when it’s not being watched. It is about subtle shifts, quiet gestures, and what’s revealed without words.This chapter is a romanticized look at boredom, not as absence, but as presence in pause. i focused on the postures we slip into when time stretches out and nothing is expected.
An exploration of the body in its most instinctive states, the way it folds, rests, resists, or gives in when it’s not being watched. It is about subtle shifts, quiet gestures, and what’s revealed without words.This chapter is a romanticized look at boredom, not as absence, but as presence in pause. i focused on the postures we slip into when time stretches out and nothing is expected.
Creative direction & visual narration by Maryam Mbaye - Photography by Lola-Castille Hié
TESTIMONY - August 2023
A testimony to those who wait for the sea as much as they live from it.
In this project, I explore Senegal's fishing communities through the quiet dialogue between labour, landscape, and femininity. Alongside the rhythms of the fishermen, I follow the presence of a young woman whose gestures become another way of speaking about resilience, inheritance, and belonging. Together, they reveal my attempt to capture a relationship with the sea that extends beyond work, becoming memory, identity, and legacy.
A testimony to those who wait for the sea as much as they live from it.
In this project, I explore Senegal's fishing communities through the quiet dialogue between labour, landscape, and femininity. Alongside the rhythms of the fishermen, I follow the presence of a young woman whose gestures become another way of speaking about resilience, inheritance, and belonging. Together, they reveal my attempt to capture a relationship with the sea that extends beyond work, becoming memory, identity, and legacy.
Creative direction, filming and editing by Maryam Mbaye