Tanyè, solid wood side table and bench, curved top on three tapered legs
Detail of the wooden sphere passing through Tanyè’s top
Looking down on Tanyè’s top and its three swellings
Detail of a Tanyè leg under the top, engraved signature
Tanyè in profile, three tapered wooden legs
Tanyè from above, curved dark wood top

Tanyè

In a private collection

Tanyè, meaning “perseverance” in Bambara, gives form to the quiet strength that keeps us going despite obstacles. Its three legs tell the story: the first hesitates, the second insists, the third breaks through the top. Each attempt stays visible, and each failure becomes a step towards success. The piece asks you to see the beauty of the process as much as the result.

Designed and first shown for Dak'Art 2024, the Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Art, Tanyè belongs to a series of pieces that turn abstract ideas into physical form, taking design beyond function and into story.

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