“It may not be a beautiful reality, but it is a reality beautifully executed.”
Click on the image above to see Mimi Mollica's unveiling of the real Senegal.
Mimi Mollica was tired of Africa being synonymous with those images of war, impoverishment, and bloodshed gracing the television screen. He insisted that it was time for a different approach that unveiled what is going on behind the scenes. “For me, it was important to portray a different Africa than the one of war, natural disasters and diseases,” said Mr. Mollica, who is based in London. “I wanted to portray an everyday Africa, one that has to deal with the major issue of development.” In his new collection, ”En Route to Dakar,” Mollica follows the story of Senegal’s changing urban landscape and road to the nation’s future. His work is truly astounding and I can assure you, speaking from my experience in Ethiopia this summer, that this is the REAL Africa. Mollica’s work was recently featured in the New York Times, and his collection can be seen by clicking on what he considers one of his “most symbolic” pictures above.
