Lass takes us into this other world, that of the Savages of Aldous Huxley's novel, deeply attach to human values, thanks to their feelings, who embrace nature as their primordial source of happiness.
Starting from the observation that scientific positivism without conscience can only lead humanity towards authoritarian political systems or towards the imposition of sanitary diktats, as we are currently experiencing, Lass takes us into this other world, that of the Savages of Aldous Huxley's novel "Brave New World", who are the only characters deeply attach to human values, thanks to their feelings, and to embrace nature as the primordial source of happiness. The children of Lass paintings, with their carefree nature and fundamental freedom, are the guardians of these values represented here by flowers. They protect them from dangers and perpetually help each other in order to preserve the world peacefulness and its survival, while carrying this harmony as a universal model.
Born in 1993, in Kodié (Mali), Alhassane Konté, known as Lass, lives and works in Bamako. He graduated from the National Institute of Arts of Mali and from the Conservatory of Arts and Crafts Multimedia of Bamako (Mali). He was a winner of the Mali-European Union cooperation competition in 2018, exhibited at Casa Blanca in Bamako, during the open house of the Tim'Arts workshop. He regularly participates in group exhibitions at the National Museum of Mali organized by the Centre Soleil d'Afrique and the Tim'Arts collective of which he is a member. His first solo exhibition took place at the Villa Soudan in 2019 with his series "microMéga". He recently exhibited at the Galerie Chauvy in Paris (France) and participated in a residency at the Fondation Blachère.