The Dutch photographer Iwan Baan presents images captured during his travels with Burkinabè architect Francis Kéré throughout the West African country, during which they visited communal compounds in Gando and Pound, a mosque in Bobo-Dioulasso, and the decorated houses of Tiébélé. Exploring the interplay between natural sunlight, vernacular architecture, and everyday life in the West African nation of Burkina Faso, Baan’s photographs capture the stark qualities of light in Sub-Saharan Africa and how it passes through traditional Burkinabe buildings to shape daily routines. 

Image: A woman walking up to the building’s flat rooftop, Bobo-Dioulasso. By Iwan Baan, 2021.