30/04/2025
Have you heard of Marianna Costade ?
She’s a French Congolese and Senegalese photographer.
She started her self portrait series after getting a new hairstyle at a local salon and feeling the need to capture it.
Through these series she embraces her cultural heritage and promotes ancestral African hairstyles.
Before each portrait, she does extensive research on the history of the hairstyle.
In her own words :
“Mes autoportraits mettent en lumière des coiffures ancestries africaines, chaque cliché étant une redécouverte de ces trésors culturels souvent oubliés. Pour moi, l’autoportrait est plus qu’une simple image; c’est une exploration de mon identité et un hommage à notre héritage. Ces coiffures, riches de significations et de symbolismes, méritent d’être vues et reconnues dans notre communauté et au-delà.”
Her work has been exhibited in Amsterdam, Paris and more.
Her first solo exhibition is now showing until May 2nd at Jah Jah Studio in Paris. It was curated by .drn
Photographs courtesy of the artist
