Beauty and Morality
My series 'Beauty and Morality' challenges the gaze cast on women by White European artists such as Matisse. By subverting traditional notions of beauty and morality, these works seek to disrupt the male gaze and offer a more nuanced perspective on female identity.
Belle of Senegal
'Belle of Senegal' explores how the Mulatto French-African women of the Island of Gorée and the city of Saint Louis in French Senegal negotiated their identity in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Black and Proud
'Black and Proud' series celebrates West African heritage and culture and challenges the viewer to consider racial inequality by imbuing an air of power, regality and pride in the sitter.
Black Victoria
This focuses on Black cultural identity in the Victorian era. Here, the women appear confident, their gaze remarkedly self-contained. Closely related to my ‘Signares’ and the ‘Belle of Senegal’ series.
Body of Power
In ‘Body of Power’, the body at once becomes a contested site and a weapon of resistance to challenge the status quo. All through history, the body as a theme has always been explored.
