Senegal Albino
Albinism is a rare group of genetic disorders that cause the skin, hair, or eyes to have little or no color. Lack of skin pigmentation makes for more susceptibility to sunburn and skin cancers.
Most children with albinism are born to parents whose hair and eye color are typical for their ethnic backgrounds. Albinism occurs in all racial and ethnic groups throughout the world.
In Africa, albino cases happen 4 times more often than in Europe or the US. Almost all albino Africans have cancer after 20 years of life. Albino children rarely finish school because of sight problems and stigma. Studies indicate that less than 10% of albino people reach 40 years of life.
These portraits are cleared of the usual context and emphasize a person of the West African race with white skin.
This white person looks unnatural neither among his black people nor among white strangers. He is different. “He is an alien.”
The modern theory of inclusiveness considers deviation in the context of the variability of the norm.
This series aims to continue the discussion of tolerance, which is so fundamental for any society. That is urging people to look each other in the eyes without filtering and categorizing into stereotypes.
Read MoreMost children with albinism are born to parents whose hair and eye color are typical for their ethnic backgrounds. Albinism occurs in all racial and ethnic groups throughout the world.
In Africa, albino cases happen 4 times more often than in Europe or the US. Almost all albino Africans have cancer after 20 years of life. Albino children rarely finish school because of sight problems and stigma. Studies indicate that less than 10% of albino people reach 40 years of life.
These portraits are cleared of the usual context and emphasize a person of the West African race with white skin.
This white person looks unnatural neither among his black people nor among white strangers. He is different. “He is an alien.”
The modern theory of inclusiveness considers deviation in the context of the variability of the norm.
This series aims to continue the discussion of tolerance, which is so fundamental for any society. That is urging people to look each other in the eyes without filtering and categorizing into stereotypes.
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Portraits of African people with albinism, members of Senegal albino community in Thies, Senegal
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