Kakatou loumou yagueyague tji bur gueye dou sopolekou nek diassite (le caméléon aura beau séjourner dans l’eau il ne se transformera jamais en caïman)

A vibrant and densely layered composition rendered in bold acrylic hues, this work by Kassou Seydou pulses with the visual language of West African storytelling and symbolism. Figures, patterns, and creatures interweave across the canvas in a rhythmic, almost musical arrangement that draws the eye into a complex narrative world. The title's Wolof proverb — warning that a chameleon, no matter how long it dwells in water, will never become a caiman — anchors the work in a meditation on the immutability of identity and the limits of transformation.