Christien Jaspars is a Dutch photographer born in 1964. She first visited West Africa in 1982 and spent much of the following decade in Mali studying Bogolanfini, the traditional art of printing fabrics with plants and mud. Her work often explores themes of love, death, and cultural ritual. In 2007, she published 'Do', a book dedicated to her late lover Armando (known as Do), featuring fragile photographs from Mali produced with a pinhole camera. She is known for capturing significant events such as the annual 'fete de crépissage' in Djenné.[1,2,3,4]
Do2007 · Noorderlicht, Stichting Fotografie Aurora Borealis · book · EnglishISBN 9076703337A book about love and death, featuring photographs from Mali produced with a pinhole camera.
Exhibitions
2010DoGalerie Camera Obscurasolo
References
Noorderlicht. 'Christien Jaspars'. https://noorderlicht.com/en/artists/christien-jaspars link
Photography Now. 'Christien Jaspars'. http://photography-now.com/institution/artist/galerie-camera-obscura/christien-jaspars link
