Kevin Osepa (1994)

Sinta Ketu 1 till 6 (Sit Still), from the series Riku

Kevin Osepa (1994)

Sinta Ketu 1 till 6 (Sit Still), from the series Riku

| analogue print |

In this series, Kevin Osepa explores the importance of the barbershop to black men and its relationship with homophobia.

These barbershops usually function as a safe space in the face of racism. But they’re unwelcoming to black gay men. Osepa spent a few weeks working in his local barbershop to capture intimate moments between barber and customer when all that hyper-masculinity briefly vanishes.


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