The concept of this shoot derives from the term ‘Double Consciousness’ coined in W.E.B. Du Bois’ THE SOULS OF BLACK FOLK. The term refers to the way black individuals – in this case black women – look at themselves through the eyes of mainstream white society. We are seen as the ‘other’ and negotiate with this outside gaze within ourselves – continuously looking for inner peace and self-understanding. Here, the camera acts as a gaze, the two models in a dance with it – vulnerable and powerful – they are taking back their control with the company of one another – with black female community.
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Creative Director- Aissa Rose Gueye | Photographer-Curt Saunders @cosmicinsanity | Model-Makeena Rivers @missmakeena, Aissa Rose Gueye @aissanotaisha | Stylist/Fashion Designer- Noa Loewald Hu @future_emotions
