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Mikael Owunna’s Limit(less) project debunks the idea that being LGBTQ is Un-African
Have you ever heard about the Apophatic Theology? It’s a type of theological thinking and religious practice that attempts to approach God, the Divine, by negation, to speak only..
We went to the launch of Arcades Magazine Issue 2/London
Last week we went to Protein Gallery for the launch of Arcades magazine issue 2 in the arty, busy heart of Shoreditch.
Arcades is a print publication founded by French photogr..
Arcades Magazine | Wendy Huynh unveils the hidden beauty of Parisian suburbs
The suburbs, hidden places in broad daylight, abandoned, full of degradation, violence, resilience and creativity that make and shape the “beast” of marginalisation in all its be..
Olga Blacker | From selfie to #antiselfie a mirror of our society
“Olga Blacker is not my real name,” says the author of Antiselfie in front of a cup of coffee. “It is my pseudonym.” Her father, a university professor who publishes some article..
Africa Now! | Paris: “The African breeze is blowing on our souls”
“The African breeze is blowing on our souls – Un air d’Afrique Souffle sur nos âmes” is what you read on one of the banners of the installation by Madagascan artist Joël Andriano..
Adrienne Fidelin | Man Ray’s “Missing Muse” was the first black model in an American fashion magazine
It happens all the time. A beautiful young woman decides she wants to become a model and asks a photographer friend to take some head shots. Eighty years ago this ordinary series..
Fade Resistance | Zun Lee’s project restores orphaned Polaroids of Black families
When I want to embrace my blackness, I immerse myself in artworks that depict the beauty in the normality of black life. The warmth they convey touches my chord and makes my “fee..
Dzhangal | The objects of Calais shot by Gideon Mendel
Walking down Rivington Street to get in front of the Autograph ABP gallery is quite a shock. From the carefree hipster crowds of Old street and Shoreditch to what’s left of the m..
Ivan Forde on the politics behind what he makes
Talking with photographer Ivan Forde, you realize he is constantly pitching himself into an unknown future that he makes up as curiosity dictates. He’ll tell you that he came to ..
Pantsula | Chris Saunders documents Johannesburg’s most prominent street culture
During AKAA, the first contemporary art fair in Paris dedicated entirely to African culture that takes place every year in November at the Carreau du Temple, I had the pleasure o..