<Cinéma Entente Mosquée, Treichville>

Focusing on former cinemas, Cheikh Ndiaye addresses the challenges of urbanisation on the African continent. By depicting a building that has since been transformed into shops, the artist questions the role of archives. The modernist structure, once a symbol of colonialism, stands at the centre of the composition beneath a clear blue sky. Its monumental presence contrasts with the disparate, humble elements in the foreground, where daily life is thriving—Coca-Cola signs and a mosque’s minaret coexist.