pictures of the fashions, the contemporary fashions. elsewhere, we re focusing on the designers. this is the wearer through the photographer s lens. so this work is by gouled ahmed, and gouled explores their identities. and these are wonderful photographs that are staged in their bedroom. really? so you get these wonderful backdrops that are set up, but it s about exploring non binary identities non binary muslim identities and i think they re fabulously engaging works. and you see this wonderful mix of textures, the jewellery that they use, and there s also a reference to many different cultures as well. also challenging perceptions in a radical way is a nigerian designer and founder of orange culture, adebayo 0ke lawal. designing since the age of ten, he s admired by fashion editors and consumers for his androgynous creations that combine traditional nigerian patterns with modern style. his clothes explore
so, this work is by gouled ahmed, and gouled explores their identities. and these are wonderful photographs that are staged in their bedroom. really? so you get these wonderful backdrops that are set up, but it s about exploring non binary identities non binary muslim identities and i think they re fabulously engaging works. and you see this wonderful mix of textures, the jewellery that they use, and there s also a reference to many different cultures as well. also challenging perceptions in a radical way is a nigerian designer and founder of orange culture, adebayo 0ke lawal. of orange culture, adebayo designing since the age of ten, he s admired by fashion editors and consumers for his androgynous creations that combine traditional nigerian patterns with modern style. his clothes explore intersectional identities and critique toxic masculinity. this idea of how gender is supposed to be perceived,
of photographers and image makers reflecting the dynamism and eclectic nature of the continent s creatives. part of the story of the power of fashion on the continent, it s also about self representation. so you ll see, on both floors of the exhibition, photography features really strongly. so in this section we re looking at the contemporary photographers like sarah waiswa, who takes photos of festival goers i almost call them my festival flaneurs. so she she builds relationships with these wonderfully, dapperly dressed gentlemen and women, and then she ll follow them through the festivals, like afropunk, for example. she but it s wonderful that there s a relationship with her sitters, and i think you get these wonderfully intimate pictures of the fashions, the contemporary fashions. elsewhere, we re focusing on the designers. this is the wearer through the photographer s lens. so this work is by gouled ahmed, and gouled explores their identities.