JOHNPETERS ANAYAWU
As a documentary photographer, Johnpeters is captivated by storytelling and its ability to challenge stereotypes, reexamine history, and address socio-political issues. His work explores themes such as colonialism, urban development, climate change, child and human rights, migration, cultural change, religion, gender equality, and social justice.
ARTIST STATEMENT – Mmanwu
This project is an immersive visual journey into Igbo Masquerades and spirituality. It explores cultural, spiritual and artistic elements of the Igbo masquerade of eastern Nigeria, as physical manifestation of ancestral spirits and a profound medium of storytelling, entertainment and reinforcement of social values.
Mmanwu delves into depth of Igbo age-long mystical traditions, unraveling the inseparable link between the living and the dead while interrogating the adaptability and resilience of the masquerade culture in the face of modernity.
- Nigeria
