Delali Ayivi
- United Kingdom
Delali Ayivi is a Togolese and German photographer. Delali started by photographing her friends and Family in Germany, Togo and Malawi. Finding her great-great-grandfather´s work, one of the first Togolese photographers Alex A. Acolatse, inspired Delali to document her surroundings with a focus on fashion. Delali is now based between London and Lomé.
Delali Ayivi’s work focuses on contributing to a diversified image of Togolese and German identities and communities as well as wider Black populations globally. Through the use of color, movement and fashion, Delali creates utopic visions, standing in contrast to outdated singular narratives especially of Togo and its Diaspora. Delali hopes to reclaim and challenge historical and contemporary narratives. Her work created with Togo’s youth speaks to the power of collective imagination as well as the progress that comes with valuing individualism. Delali has come to understand especially fashion as a symbol and vessel of such, which is why styling plays a big role in Delali’s work.
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