WHITE CUBE
In perpetual movement, the Uhoda Collection is revealed, piece by piece, through a display window on the Rue St. Paul, in the heart of Liège.
© JL DERU
From 17 August until 30 September 2026
Senyi Awa Camara (SN, 1945 - 2026)
Maternité (Motherhood), 2017
Terracotta
Totemic figures.
Born in Casamance around 1945, Seyni Awa Camara learned pottery from her mother before developing, as a self-taught artist, a highly personal sculptural language. She moulds terracotta to bring human and animal figures to life, often mysterious, powerful and almost totemic. Internationally recognised in 1989 through Magiciens de la Terre, she went on to become a major figure in contemporary African art.
Motherhood lies at the heart of her work. Her sculptures of women carrying children echo a personal history marked by painful experiences of motherhood and the loss of children.
In Maternité (2017), a woman holds her child close to her. A monumental and protective figure, in which the earth becomes a vessel for memory, transmission and the bond between generations.
Seyni Awa Camara passed away during the night of 24–25 January 2026, at the age of 81. Her work, deeply rooted in the soil of Casamance, continues to challenge and engage us.