Excellent photography by @dvanweeghel 📸 Muse: Penda M’Baye @pendadoucouree NEW | DIASPORA | 2017 ✨✨Happy to share with you my latest Portraits of the ongoing series ' Diaspora'. Introducing Beautiful Penda M'Baye. Penda is from #Conakry, 18 years old and she moved to Europe 8 years ago. ✨✨ This ongoing portrait series of immigrants (non models) restages and signifies the importance of African settlers in Europe throughout history and present day. The portraits show dignity, strength and beauty with the aim to remind viewers of the important contributions which Africans have made in European history. The work references the art of the Orientalist movement, and is inspired by the watercolor paintings of Josep Tapiro Baro in Tangier, Marocco. For centuries the West has often gazed at Africa looked through a lens which distorts the reality of the continent's people and it's history. With the current surge of immigrants in the West, these preconceived notions and stereotyping often remain and are fueled by a lack of knowledge, understanding and the fear of the unknown. An important part of European History which was influenced and build by Africans has been erased and forgotten by the west ⭐️⭐️ I sourced unique authentic antique Oriental pieces from all over the world. Including from Vrouyr in Antwerpen. #supportblackart #dagmarvanweeghel #diaspora #photography #portrait #blackart #africandiaspora #europeanhistory #africanhistory #realstories #orientalart #contemporaryphotography #gallery #forgottenhistory #beauty #migration #identity #moor #beauty #diversity #strength #worldwide #blackgirlmagic #blackbeauty #africanamazing #blackisbeautiful #changethewayyouseetheworld
