词条 | Namsa Leuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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EducationLeuba was born in Switzerland to a Guinean mother and a Swiss father. She graduated from Lycée Jean-Piaget, a French-language secondary school in 2002. She later graduated from the School of Applied Arts (EAA) in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 2008. In 2011, she earned a bachelor of arts with an excellent mention in visual communication, major in photography from ECAL, University of Art and Design Lausanne. She completed her postgraduate studies in photography at the School of Visual Arts in New York, called the PhotoGlobal Program. In 2015, she earned a master's degree in art direction with mention at ECAL, University of Art and Design Lausanne.[3] Notable WorksYa Kala Ben[https://anti-utopias.com/art/namsa-leuba-ya-kala-ben/ Ya Kala Ben] is one of Namsa Leuba’s most world renowned works. Leuba carried out this project on a trip to Conakry in Guinea where she became interested in the construction and destruction of bodies. For this project, she studied ritual artifacts common to the cosmology of Guineans which were statuettes that had ceremonial significance.[5] She recontextualized these sacred artifacts through a Western perspective. While doing the project, she was sometimes met with violent reactions of Guineans who saw her work as a sacrilege. Some were scared and others were stupefied.[3] She was even arrested at one point during the project.[4]The pictures in this project depict disguised ceremonies, exorcism practices, in addition to acrobats who contort themselves into unique forms. The color palette of her pieces are desaturated with a classical composition.[6] Greens are common in her photos as well as oranges and reds. Many images are in black and white as well. Images tend to focus on one subject, many being centered in the photo, often showing the entire figure. In one image, name unknown, a tarp-covered figure is centered around a striking orange background. The background is entirely dirt. The tarp the figure is covered in is green creating a strong contrast. At the end of one of the figure’s tarp-covered arms protrudes three slender sticks that extend to the ground. Another image, name unknown, shows a woman against a forested background. She is painted from the torso up in red and wears a red skirt with white frills on the edges and towards the center. Other images are less staged, showing several members from the community inside that community. There are images of people walking through a marketplace as well as people getting ready to slaughter an animal. Each image carries great cultural significance with it. The V.U.C.A. MagazineThe V.U.C.A. Magazine is a collaboration between Namsa Leuba and graphic designer Hugo Hoppmann and is an abbreviation for Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous. It was created during the summer semester of 2010 at ECAL in Switzerland. The magazine showcases architecture, design, and interiors based on the theme of Ethno vs. Modern. The majority of the magazine in black and white although several pages contain blocks of color.[7]Work
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References1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://myartguides.com/posts/interviews/african-identities-through-western-eyes-an-interview-with-namsa-leuba/|title=African Identities through Western Eyes, an interview with Namsa Leuba {{!}} My Art Guides|website=myartguides.com|access-date=2016-12-08}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Leuba, Namsa}}2. ^http://nymag.com/thecut/2012/08/namsa-leuba-plays-with-falls-best-knits.html 3. ^1 2 {{Cite web|url=http://www.namsaleuba.com/bio.htm|title=NAMSA LEUBA|website=www.namsaleuba.com|access-date=2016-12-08}} 4. ^1 {{Cite news|url=http://aperture.org/blog/armory-namsa-leuba/|title=Armory Africa Focus Preview: A Conversation with Namsa Leuba|newspaper=Aperture Foundation NY|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-08}} 5. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.africanphotographynetwork.org/namsa-leuba/|title=Namsa Leuba|website=African Photography Network|access-date=2016-12-08}} 6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.anotherafrica.net/art-culture/namsa-leuba-the-art-of-deconstruction|title=Namsa Leuba {{!}} The Art of Deconstruction {{!}} Another Africa|website=www.anotherafrica.net|access-date=2016-12-08}} 7. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.namsaleuba.com/vuca_magazine|title=NAMSA LEUBA|website=www.namsaleuba.com|access-date=2016-12-08}} 5 : 1982 births|Swiss people of Guinean descent|Swiss photographers|School of Visual Arts alumni|Living people |
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