FEELING BLUE

30x40 cm (12”x16”): Limited edition of 30 prints.

Pigment print on fine art paper.

❤️️ Your purchase has an impact: 35% of this sale will be directly donated to KIDS OF COLOUR who creates spaces for young people of colour to come together and explore race, identity and culture and support them to challenge the racism they face in the UK.

About the photo:

The Black crown is heavy. The course of its path hardens us with hurt that we don't say out loud. It gets under our skin and makes us wish we were different. It slowly drowns us from the inside, where no one can see. We end up building walls so high that they swallow us whole. Because a prison is still a form of shelter, we tell ourselves, and there we remain. The Black crown is heavy, but we are children of the sun. We refuse to shut ourselves off. We will surround ourselves with love and openness.

About the artist:

Angelique Culvin (she/her) is a photographer, poet and tea-drinker born in Tanzania, moulded in Ireland and based in Norway. She likes to show the complexity of what it means to be African, Black, a woman, and an immigrant. “My perisonal work is an exploration of all things that make us softer beings; often touching on themes of identity and mental health, which both play a significant role in my life. I aim to visualize the Black/African/immigrant experience, not only as a space of struggle but beauty and healing.”

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Approximate price $285 / £225 / AUD 405