Homage to Womanhood
Homage to Womanhood
May 22, 2015
From the series „I am Walé respect me“
© Patrick Willocq
Rite of Passage becomes Visual Art
The French photographer, who lived in Central Africa's Congo Republic for seven years, has created a powerful record of a ritual practised by the Congo's Econda Pygmies: intensive colour photographs capture the rite of passage new mothers undergo following the birth of their first child.
His series "I am Walé Respect Me" was shortlisted for last year's Leica Oskar Barnack Award, and is featured in the Oskar Barnack Award special edition of LFI, available from our online shop.
The exhibition at the Baudoin Lebon Gallery includes previously unpublished images from the series.
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From the series „I am Walé respect me“
© Patrick Willocq
From the series „I am Walé respect me“
© Patrick Willocq
From the series „I am Walé respect me“
© Patrick Willocq
From the series „I am Walé respect me“
© Patrick Willocq