Joana Choumali African, b. 1974

b.1974 in Ivory Coast. Lives and works  in Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Joana Choumali works mainly on conceptual portraiture, mixed media and documentary photography. Much of her work focuses on what she learns about the countless cultures around her. In her latest works, she embroiders directly on the images completing the act of creating the photographic image with a slow and meditative gesture.