Founded in 1989, by Burkinabe sculptor Siriky Ky,
the symposium takes place on a site located about 35 km from
Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou ( , , ) is the capital and largest city of Burkina Faso and the administrative, communications, cultural, and economic centre of the nation. It is also the country's largest city, with a population of 2,415,266 in 2019. The city's n ...
, in the province of
Oubritenga
Oubritenga is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Plateau-Central Region.
Its capital is Ziniaré.
Departments
Oubritenga is divided into 7 departments:
* Absouya
* Dapélogo
* Loumbila
* Nagréongo
* Ourgou-Manèga
* Z ...
. Invited sculptors create their works ''in-situ'' using granite from the site. Some works combine local granite and other materials such as metal.
The first iteration of the biennal symposium opened January 13, 1989, gathering 18 sculptors from 13 countries.
The tenth edition took place over twenty days in May 2012.
As of 2010, the legal status of the site was unclear, with overlaps and gaps in jurisdictions.
References
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Burkinabé culture
Sculpture
Biennial events