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There’s an extensive and quite engaging explanation for each and every vibrant image in Thandiwe Muriu's series Camo ... stories behind the objects, the print designs, the hairstyles.
Thandiwe Muriu was 14 years old when she found photography ... The bursting loops of this African print are meant to bring to mind “the humble atom found in the deepest core of every human ...
Wax print fabrics or Ankara fabrics are known ... social and political role on the African continent and beyond. Kenyan artist Thandiwe Muriu joins us to talk about the fabric’s function in ...
Thandiwe Muriu is sick of blending in. Born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya, the 30-year-old artist feels like she’s often flattened “into the background of my culture,” as she told the BBC.
Draped in ankara print fabrics, the bodies of the women blend into a décor with the same pattern, creating a visual illusion that is created without digital effects. A pop and publicity aesthetic – ...
Photographer Thandiwe Muriu wants her models to both blend in and stand out at the same time. The images in her Camo - short for camouflage - series create an optical illusion where the person in ...
And this year? Photographer Thandiwe Muriu is welcomed into their home. Shot in the Kenyan artist’s homeland, the collaboration is deeply rooted in the culture and community Muriu was born into.