Omar Victor Diop

Countries / Nations: Senegal

Website: http:/www.omarvictor.com/

Omar Victor Diop was born in Dakar in 1980. Growing up, he cultivated his vivid imagination through literature and history and honed his talent in photography, collage, creative writing, fashion, and textile design. Since 2011, Diop has created a portfolio of self-portraits in which he embodies historical figures and fictional characters, questioning our relationship with our collective history. Diop’s work is in major institutional collections—Fondation Louis Vuitton (Paris), the Brooklyn Museum—and has been exhibited at high-profile international events (Paris Photo, Rencontres d’Arles, and Kyotographie [Japan]). As an art director, Diop has been commissioned by major brands and groups, including Lancel, Louis Vuitton, Bernardaud, Pernod Ricard, and Lavazza.

Exhibition produced in partnership with the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal.

Lee Shulman

Countries / Nations: United Kingdom

Website: http:/www.anonymous-project.com/

Born in London, UK, Lee Shulman graduated from the University of Westminster with a BFA and now lives and works in Paris. In 2017, he founded The Anonymous Project. He invited photographer Omar Victor Diop to collaborate on this project, which resulted in the book Being There (Textuel, 2023). He worked with Martin Parr for the book Déjà View (Textuel, 2021), which was also the subject of a major exhibition at Magnum Gallery (Paris, 2022), and for the film I Am Martin Parr (2025), which Shulman directed. His work has been exhibited widely in major shows in the US, Europe, and Asia, including The House at the Rencontres d’Arles in 2019.

Exhibition produced in partnership with the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal.