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By NengiUranta
By NengiUranta
The most common symbolism of the colour purple is “royalty” and Lolia takes that personally. Purple is her favourite colour, purple was the colour of the pendant her grandmother gave to her before she died, purple was the colour of the dress she wore during a recollection of her first ever luxurious experience. She feels like a star, especially in “lavish lilac” as she has renamed it. Nobody understands why she feels so opulent in purple, but she knows that it’s her happy place and that no one can take that away from her. It has become part of her identity, and she wouldn’t have it any other way. She feels safe, mentally, knowing that she has control over her expressiveness in this way— a type of control many wish for but cannot afford.
Colour Me Cultured is a portraiture series presenting young Nigerian women who have adopted unconventional appearances (e.g. unnaturally coloured hair and other body adornments). These women have freed themselves from the generic representations of femininity within the wider discourse of propriety, taking full control of their expressiveness.
However, their colour choices were inspired by those on the Dutch Wax fabrics (aka Ankara fabrics) now synonymous with West African Culture. So, it becomes somewhat hypocritical to label them ‘uncultured’ or ‘improper’ simply because they are not wearing these prints/colours the conventional way.
Women should have room for self-expression through experimentation using something as small yet as significant as colour, without feeling the need to conform to society’s acceptance.
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By NengiUranta
By NengiUranta
The most common symbolism of the colour purple is “royalty” and Lolia takes that personally. Purple is her favourite colour, purple was the colour of the pendant her grandmother gave to her before she died, purple was the colour of the dress she wore during a recollection of her first ever luxurious experience. She feels like a star, especially in “lavish lilac” as she has renamed it. Nobody understands why she feels so opulent in purple, but she knows that it’s her happy place and that no one can take that away from her. It has become part of her identity, and she wouldn’t have it any other way. She feels safe, mentally, knowing that she has control over her expressiveness in this way— a type of control many wish for but cannot afford.
Colour Me Cultured is a portraiture series presenting young Nigerian women who have adopted unconventional appearances (e.g. unnaturally coloured hair and other body adornments). These women have freed themselves from the generic representations of femininity within the wider discourse of propriety, taking full control of their expressiveness.
However, their colour choices were inspired by those on the Dutch Wax fabrics (aka Ankara fabrics) now synonymous with West African Culture. So, it becomes somewhat hypocritical to label them ‘uncultured’ or ‘improper’ simply because they are not wearing these prints/colours the conventional way.
Women should have room for self-expression through experimentation using something as small yet as significant as colour, without feeling the need to conform to society’s acceptance.
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