Synopsis:
Viye Diba, a Senegalese artist living in Dakar, says himself that he is not an African artist, but a modern artist living in Africa.

His work has evolved from small format paintings to 3 dimensional works to increasingly large metaphorical installations. 

His artistic discourse goes beyond a mere aesthetic expression.  Whether it explores the mysteries of communication, or through the use of raw and recycled materials, raises environmental, social or political questions, his work explores the vital role of Art and cannot be ignored.

Dak'Art 1998




Producer and Director

Claudine Pommier

Editor

Eddie O.

Executive Producer

Cheikh Tidiane N’diaye

Team 1998

Camera
Habib Ba
Emile Dubuisson

Sound 
Lamine Fall

Team 2000

Camera
Aminata Wade


Sound 
Vieux Diouf

Team 2002

Camera
Serigne Drame
Habib Ba

Sound 
Vieux Diouf

The Art of Viye Diba
The Intelligent Hand
has been presented at the following venues:

Festivals:
Les Rendez-vous du Cinéma, Vancouver
Festival "Vues d'Afrique", Montréal
"Looking Both Ways", Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts
Pan African Film Festiva, Denver, Colorado
University of Los Angeles, California
Placebo Multimedia Centre,Vancouver
World Social Forum 2005, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Other Worlds Are Breathing tour:
- Denmark (Arhus, Aalborg, Odense, Blågården, Copenhagen)
- Brisbane, Australia
- India Social Forum, Delhi
Fountainhead International Film Festival, Berlin, Germany
Gaffers Film Festival, Sacramento, California
Festival du Film Panafricain Cannes, France
Alliance Française, Vancouver
CinePobre, Havana, Cuba
Dak"Art 2004, Dakar, Senegal
Ramnarain Ruia College, Mumbai, India

Broadcast media:
BRAVO NewstyleArtsChannel - Canada
RTS1 - Senegal
TV5 - World



Completion date: April 2003
Running time: 52 minutes
Colour - Stereo
Formats: DigiBeta, BetacamSP, VHS, or DVD - all in either ntsc or pal formats


To order this film, or the films, Art in Contemporary Africa/Recalling the Future, or The Power of Art/Women's Voices in Africa, please contact:

Claudine Pommier
Executive Director
Arts in Action Society
5570 Blenheim Street
Vancouver, B.C.
Canada
V6N 1P5

Phone: 604-263-2058
e-mail: Claudine Pommier

Original French version
L’Art de Viyé Diba
L’intelligence des Mains




Installation "Cars Rapides" (detail)-Dak'Art 2002