The MEP, the Gervanne + Matthias Leridon collection and the Cité internationale des arts are pleased to announce the name of the recipient of their new residency dedicated to young African photography: Raïssa Karama Rwizibuka.
Raïssa Karama Rwizibuka
Raïssa Karama Rwizibuka is a 24-year-old Congolese photographer who lives and works in Bukavu, in the province of South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a region particularly marked by violence against women.
Her photographic work focuses on social issues and seeks to highlight the daily lives of the people of Bukavu, her hometown. Through her images, Raïssa Karama Rwizibuka wishes to bear witness to the injustices and violence suffered by women in the Congo and to campaign for the emancipation of women.
Motivated by a desire for a profound change in the mentalities of her country and the vision that the world may have of it, the photographer collaborates with international media such as the BBC, Le Monde or RFI and with humanitarian organizations. Her work has also been exhibited in several Instituts français and published on the Africa in Visu and Women Photograph platforms (the 100 images of the year 2020). She also contributed in 2020 to the project Congo in conversation by Finbarr O'Reilly, winner of the Carmignac Foundation Prize for photojournalism.
The MEP - Collection Gervanne + Matthias Leridon - Cité internationale des arts residency will be an opportunity for Raïssa Karama Rwizibuka to deepen her photographic practice and to develop her personal projects while benefiting from the artistic and cultural dynamism of Paris.
The MEP residency – Gervanne Collection + Matthias Leridon – Cité internationale des arts
The MEP – Collection Gervanne + Matthias Leridon – Cité internationale des arts residency aims to support young African creation, to highlight artistic practices that explore new forms of photography and to promote the mobility of artists so that they can share their work and enrich their professional and artistic network. The winner will benefit from a three-month residency at the Cité internationale des arts, in a live-in studio located in the heart of Paris, and from a privileged artistic and professional support from the three partners.
Raïssa Karama Rwizibuka will be in residency from January 3rd to March 28th, 2022 at the Cité internationale des arts.
