Imraan Christian, born in Cape Town, is a young South African photographer and filmmaker. He is an artist and activist at the same time and describes himself as "son of the soil". In recent years, in addition to his own series of works, he has worked on projects with i.a. UNICEF, CNN, BBC world services, Nike and Vogue Italia. Christian achieved international fame with his documentation of the student unrests in South Africa in 2015/16.
Current works from his new "Crowns" series can be seen in the AKAA exhibition. With these photos it is important to him to honor the common ancestors and their connection to the cosmos. Drawings from various indigenous cultures show that the skin was darkened with pigments during a ritual to embody the dark depth of the cosmos.
