The man’s patient poise is perhaps a trick of the camera. How long he’d sat in that manner is a knowledge lost in his careful perch on the rock, in the relaxed dangle of his hands. Beside him there is a cluster of stones, from which he might have pulled his makeshift seat. His full frame is shown, and little else, so that there is no other way to grasp in full the context of his mood, whether or not he has retreated from a large group, for instance, or in what way the landscape has shaped his manner of presenting himself. What little can be known of him is unlikely to change if he had arched his head towards you—but then, at the very least, you might have caught a glint of familiarity.

— Emmanuel Iduma

 This analog photograph was taken in Marrakech. It is part of my latest project completed while I was in residency at Montresso Art Foundation

Through my practice, I wish to convey a provocation and a dialogue where the viewer does not expect it to be and to break invisible boundaries and preconceptions our societies often hold onto. I try to introduce nuances and complexities to each subject matter with an urge to bring to the fore each person’s individuality and singularity. My practice often depicts intimate and unspoken facets of contemporary Moroccan culture.

— Yasmine Hatimi

Yasmine Hatimi works as a photographer in Casablanca. Her latest work focuses on young Moroccan masculinity, which she approaches with a certain dreamlike romanticism. Her work has been shown at festivals and venues including Photo España, Festival Photo Saint Germain, Alliance Française de Safi, Festival d’Arles, Fondation des musées in Rabat, Middle East Institute in Washington, DC. See more of her work on her website.