Magnum Photosのインスタグラム(magnumphotos) - 8月15日 22時01分
“The aim of the project is to examine an aspect of contemporary Africa: specifically, the hybrid space between global culture and Africa’s past and present identity,” wrote Stuart Franklin in the foreword to his book Hotel Afrique.
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The book sees hotels – locations for international business and political meetings, where the world of privilege meets that of the service worker – becoming a conduit for exploring the relationship between the West and Africa, indigenous and globalized culture, and capitalism and community.
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In his essay ‘Label Cultural Baggage’, Dr. Mark Sealy MBE laid out the historical and cultural context within which to understand Franklin’s depiction of contemporary Africa.
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Read more at the link at bio.
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PHOTO: Cocktail bar at the Sofitel Hotel. Abdijan, Ivory Coast. 2004.
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