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photography: inspiration africa

Posted: March 28th, 2010 | Author: kamau | Filed under: fashion, photography | 4 Comments »

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Screenshot from models.com site. © A. Jolly

PHOTOGRAPHY: Dimanche a Bamako by Aitken Jolly One of the legacies of Malick Sidibe’s work getting accepted by the elite art/culture crowd methinks is that it has encouraged fashion/editorial image makers to explore using African models, fabrics, etc. beyond the “safari, wild animals, raw nature” concepts that have previously dominated interpretations of Africa. This is a good thing.

See also: bold constructions by Viviane Sassen “Photographer i like” Sassen is most interestingly incorporating African themes into her fashion/editorial/personal work.

Go see: Speaking of, if you are in the New York area, check out Viviane Sassen’s exhibition of images at the Danziger Projects in Chelsea. The work centers on images she has taken in eastern Africa including from her “Flamboya” series.

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Danziger Projects. Photo by your humble servant

4 Comments on “photography: inspiration africa”

  1. 1 Tweets that mention AFRICA.VISUAL_MEDIA » Blog Archive » photography: inspiration africa -- Topsy.com said at 9:16 PM on March 28th, 2010:

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  2. 2 anup said at 11:11 PM on March 31st, 2010:

    http://coomararunodaya.com

  3. 3 Gillean said at 6:21 AM on April 13th, 2010:

    The mixture of fabrics is amazing. All the pieces are completely different but it totally works.

  4. 4 kamau said at 12:21 PM on April 19th, 2010:

    @ gillean, agreed … an organized riot of beautiful colors.