Since the invention of photography in the nineteenth century,
Africa has been defined largely by Western images of its cultures
and traditions. From the colonial carte de visite and ethnographic
archive to the rise of studio portraiture and social documents of
racial surveillance, the fraught relationship between Africa and
the photographic lens has become inseparable from the discourses of
post-colonialism. Challenging these dominant images of exoticism
and otherness, this book illustrates how photography has allowed
artists to reimagine African histories through the lens of the
present, to shape our understanding of the contemporary realities
we face. Bringing together a diverse range of artists and thinkers
to present varied perspectives on issues such as cultural heritage
and restitution, spirituality, urbanism and climate change, it
reveals how innovative contemporary photography challenges
perceptions of history, culture and identity.
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