Fabrice Monteiro
(b. 1972, Namur, Belgium)
Untitled #8
Date2015
MediumPigment injet print on Canson Infinity Platine Fibre Rag 310 gr
DimensionsUnframed: 39 3/8 x 59 1/8 in. (100 x 150.2 cm)
Credit LineMarieluise Hessel Collection, Hessel Museum of Art, Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
Object numberR2024.28
ClassificationsPhotograph
Not on view
DescriptionThe photographic series The Prophecy was begun in 2013, when Monteiro returned to Africa after several years’ absence, and discovered the devastating pollution that had overtaken the continent. The series was based on nine different environmental problems in Senegal, including forest fires, plastic waste and oil spills, and was gradually expanded to address worldwide pollution. This theme is personified in the photos of various figures who were inspired by West African masquerades and animism. The beautiful and distressing figures were created in collaboration with the Senegalese fashion designer Doulsy, who devised couture-like costumes made of trash and natural materials. (https://www.fabricemonteiro.com/bio/)
