Angele etoundi essamba biography of rory
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Born in Douala, Cameroon in and educated in France, photographer Angèle Etoundi Essamba is a graduate of the Dutch Photography School in Amsterdam where she currently resides.
Essamba is an artist committed to a reflection on the identity of the black woman.
Angele etoundi essamba biography of rory
She joins the spirit of humanist photography with a strong attachment to the values of communion, observing the world through the women she photographs.
Essamba’s work lies at the intersection of the social/gender and the artistic field.
She aesthetically records a vision of the black woman and African culture, giving a new interpretation of contemporary Africa. In her work, she breaks from stereotypical representations of an Africa torn by famines, epidemics, and wars, instead choosing to celebrate the cultural richness and diversity of the continent.
Her photography practice challenges conventional representations of women, by giving her subjects meaning and grandeur, while simultaneously exploring the re