Artist: Laylah Amatullah Barrayn
2025-2026 Rhythm Changes
Location: SHINE Portrait Studio, Express Newark, 54 Halsey Street 3rd Floor, Newark, NJ, 07102
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Presents self-portraits made in landscapes shaped by beauty, resistance, and memory, reflecting on twenty-five years of the artist’s engagement with Senegal. Commemorating Aline Sitoe Diatta, Omar Ibn Said, and Mama Casset, the work positions photography as both witness and participant in the layered histories of Africa and its diaspora.