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Lucky Mamu Unu

Discipline:

Photography

Location:

London

ABOUT:

My work is a visual search for who I am, an exploration of my perceived reality and truth.

Whilst photographs are mostly used to document reality, I use mine to explore, distort, and reconstruct it in a way that feels true to me.

My work employs a dramatic interplay of shadows, contrast, and colors to create enigmatic and mystical portraits that particularly explore notions of identity, relationships, and personal and cultural investigations. For me, hiding elements in a photograph is just as important as revealing them. What is shown is given utmost importance, whilst what is hidden invites the viewer to wonder about its nature and significance.

I often obscure faces, places, and bits and pieces of people, using concealment as a narrative tool. By focusing on the posture of figures and symbols, I invite viewers to project their own interpretations onto the figures. This allows the story to unfold in unexpected ways, reflecting the complexities of identity and relationships beyond what is immediately visible.

My art is an exploration of what is both present and absent, revealed and obscured. Each photograph is a journey into the complexities of identity and perception.

WORKS:

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