Thandiwe Muriu: How 'Camo' series made Kenyan photographer a global sensation [Courtesy/Thandiwe Muriu]
Kenyan visual artist and photographer Thandiwe Muriu’s subjects are bold African women adorned in colourful kanga and ankara fabrics that extend into the background to form a patterned rhythm.
They wear expressive African hairstyles and recycled glasses made from ordinary items such as beads, tambourines, Tarebin bottles, and salad tongs.
Her works explore themes of identity, culture, female empowerment, and self-perception. She uses African proverbs to describe her art, which revives oral traditions and merges them with contemporary compositions.
Thandiwe Muriu: How 'Camo' series made Kenyan photographer a global sensation [Courtesy/Thandiwe Muriu]
