16 Days of Activism 2023
Throughout the 16 days of activism, we have posted about the work of women photographers who are highlighting violence against women in its many different forms, read their stories here....
Jenevieve Aken
Award-winning Nigerian photographer and storyteller, Jenevieve Aken uses social documentary photography and self-portraits to explore a variety of social issues through her own personal experiences.
Jenevieve recently won the Wellcome Photography Prize in the Hidden Worlds category for her 2017 project Monankim. The word Monankim comes from the Nigerian Bakor people and refers to the process of female circumcision that takes place during puberty. Jenevieve interviewed young women from these communities about their expectations leading up to the process and explores her own conflicted opinions on the practice, personally being from the minority Bakor tribes.
18th December 2022
For many of us, our introduction to English Literature was Charles Dickens, and it's that time of year when his Christmas Carol appears in bookshops, libraries and on the TV....
16 Days of Activism 2022
16 days of activism for the elimination of violence against women...
In Conversation: Jenevieve Aken
Friday 26th August at 16:00 streaming live in the Glo Lounge. Great Expectations through an African-Nigerian lens - what if Miss Havisham had not been jilted?...
Women Photographers Celebrate the Human Form in Stockholm
Contemporary photographers Jenevieve Aken, Joana Choumali, Aneta Grzeszykowska, Yushi Li, and Alix Marie feature in group show at Fotografiska until Nov 28...
Jenevieve Aken
Jenevieve Aken uses social documentary photography and self-portraits to explore a variety of social issues through her own personal experiences....
Voices – Jenevieve Aken
In the second of our VOICES series, Jenevieve Aken talks about her different interests outside photography...
