Carlos Idun-Tawiah Ghanaian, b. 18/5/1997
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83.8 x 127 cm / 33 x 50 in
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During my research on black vernacular por- traiture and a close study of my family album I noticed something interesting. I bare- ly saw any smiles in group portraits. Every- one looked so robust and poised, as though they were almost uninterested but that also resonated with me in a different way. On the other hand I felt a sense of opulence. A sense of calmness and collectedness. This photograph is a remark of that observation, hence the title “Don’t Say Cheese” which is a rebuttal to the phrase “Say Cheese”; a phrase photographers would usually say to get their subjects to smile.
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