In this conversation meets show-and-tell, lifestyle photographer and artist Bernice Mulenga – recognised for capturing the Black queer nightlife scene and their ongoing series, #friendsonfilm, links up with portrait photographer Eddie Otchere – best known for his documentation of underground youth culture spanning the mid-90s to early-00s – to explore the overlaps and adjacencies of their practices, share stories and provide a sneak peek into their current unfinished works-in-progress.
Saturday 13 September 4–5.30pm
San Mei Gallery, 39a Loughborough Road, SW9 7TB
Eddie Otchere [he/him] is a British-Ghanaian photographer, cultural chronicler and educator based in South London, England. He is known for his portraiture and documentation of underground youth culture, leading musicians, rappers, vocalists and DJs spanning from the mid-1990s to early 2000s.
© Photo: Holly Marie Cato
Bernice Mulenga [they/them] is a British-Congolese photographer with a distinct aptitude for archiving, documenting and interrogating the world around them. Their work centres around the search for intimacy. Primarily looking at themselves, the Black queer global/local community and the experiences found within them. This can be found in their ongoing photo series #friendsonfilm. An archive that has been growing since 2015 and continues to shape with time. Their work is an exploration of reoccurring themes surrounding movement, identity, sexuality, grief, darkness, bonds and kin.
© Photo: Bernice Mulenga
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