WHO IS SOLDIERMUSE?
Phoenix Nørgaard known as SoldierMuse is an artist, entrepreneur, jewellery maker and social issues advocate from Johannesburg, South Africa. Follow her journey on her MUSE blog or via her Instagram account.
Posts tagged: photography
The futuristic world of Obafemi Matti
Photographer Obafemi uses “the city to create worlds shrouded in mystery and transformed by a futurist aesthetic.” These dystopian photographs take images of the mundane and transform them into surreal portraits that evoke a reality we all see and know of. These images pull a reaction out. When you look around you, it’s not unfamiliar… Read more »
MAMA WATCH in Khayelitsha
MAMA WATCH is a public art project, which can also classify as community development initiative. Starting in Cape Town, Khayelitsha, they approach the mothers of the community living in Harare and take their portraits; later they paste the huge portraits on a public wall for the wellbeing of the people passing by. Using photography and street art as crime… Read more »
SoldierMuse featured in Sibahle Magazine
Sibahle is a growing movement founded by Ruramai ‘Rudo’ Musekiwa. It’s a celebration of Africanism through the use of creative mediums and activations, an eclectic lifestyle brand with the African woman at the helm of its vision. The photographs featured are about transformation and seasonal change. In the SoldierMuse universe “survival” is the most important aspect of being – Winter… Read more »
Magnum Fellowship awarded to South African photographer Sipho Mpongo
The MAGNUM foundation “Photography and Human Rights” programme provides photographers from the Global South with scholarships and intensive training in the ethical use of photography in the advancement of human rights at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in New York City. This year sees South African photographer, Sipho Mpongo, joining the prestigious fellowship in… Read more »
IG Inspiration: LINA VIKTOR
Lina Viktor is a fine art and concept artist from London who gilds with 24-karat gold and uses patterns, symbolism, and iconography to address grand archetypes and concepts of infinity, greatness and transcendence. Instagram: www.instagram.com/linaviktor or @linaviktor Website: www.linaviktor.com