Delphine Diallo // “I put myself in a risky place all the time….Because I am not going to compromise…..This is what happens when you wake up.”

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Welcome to @thesearcherpodcast, conversations with storytellers, creatives, healers, and others in search of what it all means. On this episode of the show, we speak with Delphine Diallo, a Brooklyn-based French and Senegalese visual artist and photographer. Delphine’s intention is to change the gaze in photography, empowering black women while creating new narratives and experiences for consciousness to expand. Diallo combines artistry with activism, challenging the norms of representation in our society by immersing herself in the realms of anthropology, mythology, religion, science and martial arts.

For this first episode with Delphine, we discuss her rise, development and vision as an artist. We discuss her mentorship with artist Peter Beard. We discuss the past, present and future state of the industry, America and the World. This episode is a general look inside Delphine’s work and practice. As a side note, we recorded this podcast last summer, so some of the news mentioned, such as Covid-19, immigration and election related news, may be and/or is somewhat outdated.

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Follow Delphine Diallo:

Instagram: @delphinediallo

Web: http://www.delphinediallo.com/

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Additional links:

Searcher Instagram: @thesearcherpodcast

Searcher website: http://michaelchristopherbrown.com/searcher/

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