Photography by Nabila Wirakusumah
As soon as we arrived at Audrey Lyall’s studio in Brooklyn and she greeted us, her one-of-a kind creative eye could already be captured with her style. She embodies the confidence and vibrant energy of the maximalist subjects found in her artwork. Audrey uses a variety of materials such as acrylic paint, watercolor, clay, fabric, collaged paper, and more to create maximalist Afro-futurist works. To Audrey, “everything in the world is an art material”
Read MoreSoukayna Dieng is a New York based director, photographer, producer and healing artist born to Senegalese parents. She creates imagery that is deeply inspired by human identity, connection and ascension. Soukayna’s work has been featured in Vogue Italia, Cosmopolitan Magazine, Forbes Magazine
Read MoreOriginally from Lisbon, Portugal and now based in London, Nádia Correia is a fashion and beauty, stills and motion photographer. She became inspired by her grandfather’s passion and knowledge of photography while observing his work in Mozambique, where half of her family is from.
Read MoreOriginally from Lisbon, Portugal, Mariana dos Santos Pires is a London-based photographer of Mozambican and Portuguese descent. Mariana describes her photographs as “capturing the moment” and not controlling it, a distinction that speaks to the effortless and authentic representation of her subjects.
Read MoreCrystal Kayiza is a Brooklyn-based filmmaker named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s “25 New Faces of Independent Film.” Her most recent film, See You Next Time, captures the intimate moments shared between a Chinese nail artist and her Black client in Brooklyn and was an official selection of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.
Read MoreNeha Kapil is an Indian-American visual artist, fashion designer, and makeup artist from Minneapolis. From paintings & illustrations to clothing & makeup, Neha’s work centers around feminism, history, storytelling, and her Indian heritage.
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