Southwood from the portfolio Our Present Invention
Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa
British and Ugandan, born 1980
2012-14
A small inkjet-print portrait of two young men outside a neighborhood storefront, made to quietly document everyday life while probing how photography shapes our sense of place and identity.
You’re first struck by their calm, assertive presence—one leaning on a vinyl-clad column, the other standing slightly forward—set against the sunlit textures of siding and rough stone that frame this intimate American street scene.
From the portfolio Our Present Invention, the work exemplifies Wolukau‑Wanambwa’s effort to rework documentary portraiture—using modest-scale photographs to reveal social histories and to question how images construct race, class, and community.
Medium
Inkjet print
Dimensions
5 × 4" (12.7 × 10.2 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Carl Jacobs Fund
Accession
578.2022.29
Palette
Art Terms
Exhibitions
