Émile-Samory Fofana collaborates with Adidas to design Qamis for both the football field and the prayer mat

This work is told through different mediums. It includes an installation he made featuring a pile of seed sacks emblazoned with the UEFA Champions League logo, and several series of photographs of Malian men clad in his home-made qamis to resemble the kit of major European football clubs like Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Paris Saint-German. The qamis is an ankle-length garment widely worn across the Middle East and in parts of West Africa. It is cut to fall straight from the underarms to the floor. Worn with simple sandals, the roomy garment is both comfortable and practical for regions where temperatures are regularly high, while keeping the wearer modest in accordance to Islam.