Fervour
This photographic essay and an experimental video aims to initiate discussions about identity by examining private self-care activities as integral rituals within our communities, which can guide us toward hidden memories of African societies. In this series of images, activities that mostly are often carried out in private have been used as a tool to evoke questions, emotions, and to engage us in this dialogue about identity.
Historically, many African cultures were preserved in the memories of individuals and passed down to new generations through oral literature and practical teachings. However, due to social and historical changes, some of these methods are at risk of being lost, and others have already disappeared entirely, making it difficult for new generations to access or understand them easily.
Recognizing this situation, this essay suggests the possibility that some of our community traditions continue to exist within everyday practices and ordinary activities carried out in our homes. It is possible that, in some way, we learned these actions from our elders, who themselves inherited them from those who came before.
