Aspire X PLP African Photography Auction 2021 e-catalogue

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65 Misper Apawu Ghana 1994-

The Jockey and His Horse (from The Horse Men series) 2020 archival ink print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist image size: 30 x 45 cm; sheet size: 42 x 59.5 cm unframed number 1 from an edition of 10

ZAR 7 000 – 10 000 USD 490 – 700 GBP 350 – 500 EURO 413 – 590

NOTES For more of Misper Apawu’s work, visit: https://www.instagram.com/misperlens/

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Misper Apawu is a photographer based in Accra, Ghana. Her photographic journey started in 2018 when she attended a mentorship program for six months. In 2019, she made the decision to pursue photography full time. She uses the medium to learn about communities, and focus on the social, physical, and emotional aspects of daily life. Apawu wants her photographs to reveal the similarities and differences in everyone’s world. She is a member of African Women Photograph and the African Photojournalism Database. She exhibited her work during the Nuku Photo Festival in Ghana, 2018. This photograph is part of an ongoing project, The Horse Men, which seeks to look at the bond between horse owners, grooms, jockeys, and their horses.


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