Unwilting & tender still is an on-going photo series that centers softness and intimacy as defiance. Inspired by the battle for queer and trans rights in East Africa, the continent at large, and the world, the series is spurred by the belief that Queer Community...
Kgopelo ya le Kganyo is Sepedi for "an invitation of light" - a plea, a supplication. Shot after the devastating loss of the creative director's only sibling, the project was a return to the work and a return to oneself. The use of light in...
This collection seeks to remind us of simpler times, soaked in dreams of what we perceived as the “mysterious glamor and power of adulthood. We had the most vibrant romances in our heads, filled with glamor, grandeur and glass slippers....
This collection seeks to remind us of simpler times, soaked in dreams of what we perceived as the “mysterious glamor and power of adulthood. We had the most vibrant romances in our heads, filled with glamor, grandeur and glass slippers....
Nsibidi is a language I have been obsessed about for as long as I can remember. It was the general language spoken and written by a large number of tribes in Nigeria, before the British arrived and wiped its existence almost completely from our history. The language...
Highlighting textured hair's beauty and versatility. Our talented hairstylist has designed a unique masterpiece hairstyle which involves cornrows moving upwards with thread used to create a focal point in the crown of the head. Cornrows were added to the style, emulating a Yoruba hairstyle known as...
New Flower, interrogates the complex and often intricate process of sartorial adornment in the African continent. The series focuses on the Horn of Africa region, using fabrics, jewelry, and ritualistic devices combined with a futuristic flair. In a world where sentiments like "less is more"...
Golden Cabaret explores the inner diamonds that we have in our souls and how much we shine. The capacity that black people has to connect with their ancestors and spirituality....
By inviting participants to explore the intricate relationship between the body and the senses, the project seeks to promote a greater awareness of how we experience the world around us....
Up until now, the black body has been just as hindered as it has been admired. In that wide spectrum of emotions and ambivalence its sight arouses, “Afrogile” highlights a precise characteristic of that body, which is also struck by numerous limits....