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Nadine Ijewere’s debut solo show celebrating her career as a disruptor opens this week
The exhibition brings together the British photographer’s work in a display of diverse beauty.
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British photographer Nadine Ijewere will open her debut solo show later this week at C/O Berlin. Titled
Nadine Ijewere . Beautiful Disruption and running from 29 May – 2 September 2021, the exhibition is an amalgamation and celebration of Ijewere’s career disrupting a staid fashion industry.
Having grown up in southeast London in the early 1990s, Ijewere was surrounded by imagery that promoted a fixed beauty ideal far removed from the diversity of her immediate surroundings. It was an experience that led her to photography, to challenge this, and over the years Ijewere has developed a visual world born from the belief that beauty comes in many forms. “I find beauty in all its facets,” she says in a recent press release. “My work is about showcasing different forms of beauty that
Whatever you do, donât try and categorise the art of Nadine Ijewere. Itâs not a thing that can be tick-boxed and neatly filed away. From her practice that pulls at your heartstrings with its delicate portrayal of human emotions, to her powerful and important depiction of inclusivity, Ijewereâwho is half Jamaican and half Nigerianâgives new hope to her generation, allowing it to embrace âbeauty in all its facets.â And it manifests. âThis phrase is perfect to me because of the way that I translate beauty,â she says. âBeauty goes far beyond the physical aesthetic. I find beauty in the bonds, relationships and energy shared by people. I find beauty in culture, in the way we can approach a similar thing in a different way, based on our cultural upbringing, which is fascinating.â