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| Barbara Minishi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Occupation(s) | Photographer and art director |
| Website | http://barbarakminishi.com |
Barbara Minishi is a Kenyan filmmaker, visual artist, fashion photographer and art director whose explorative themes are driven by cyclical mythic journeys of self, nature, alchemy and arcana and intuitive embodied expression visual arts. As an art director she has worked on films and a music video, and also for Kapringen (A Hijacking), a Danish feature film from 2003. In Kenya, she is among the most highly regarded professional fashion photographers. Minishi's photo series has been featured in the book 9 Photographers from Kenya published in association with the National Museums of Kenya.
Biography
Barbara Minishi, from Nairobi, Kenya, graduated in 2003 with a BA degree in communication. Her career as a professional photographer begun when she realized the heart connection images elicited within her.
Minishi says, "Photography was how i begun my creative exploration and somehow one could say that the camera became a tool for me to expose, deconstruct, and play with such inscriptions of identity. It was my ‘voice’ and a way of being that created ‘events’ in which i could engage with themes such as stereotypes and ethnicity, land and belonging, emotive expression, urban influence and beauty.
Despite commercial ‘success’ i started to question my role as African female visual communicator and how my vision, direction and body of work could evolve from into a more critical explorative and engaging practice that involved the audiences as also create spaces for involvement and engagement with the audience.
There is an interaction with the hidden intentions and collaboration with emerging transformative expression plus the conscious co-creation with new landscape, culture and ideas."
Her work is continually evolving and she is currently working on writing and directing her feature film and other projects such an experimental short films, fashion videos, commissioned documentaries, paintings, and writing.
Awards
Minishi won Best Art Director for her work on the film Nairobi Half Life at the 2014 African Magic Viewer's Choice Awards in March 2014.
References
- "Barbara Minishi". African Photography Network Organization. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- "Barbara Minishi: The Red Dress:A female photographer explores the lives of Kenyan women and tells their unique stories as seen through her lens". Aljazeera. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- Njogu, Wambui. "Escape Photography – Barbara Minishi, Kenyan Fashion Photographer". artlife.co.ke. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- Irura, Eddie (11 March 2014). "And The AMVCA Winners Are… Excellence in African Film and TV Recognized". Film Kenya. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.