
Jatto with Mainasara, Ogere-Remo, Nigeria from Hyena and Other Men
A striking and unsettling portrait from Pieter Hugo's series documenting a nomadic group of Nigerians who travel with hyenas, baboons, and pythons, used for entertainment and the sale of traditional medicines. The image captures the raw, complex relationship between human and wild animal, presenting an unlikely intimacy that challenges Western perceptions of danger and domesticity. Hugo's vivid chromogenic palette lends the scene a heightened, almost cinematic tension that blurs the line between vulnerability and dominance.
- Medium
- Digital chromogenic print.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Innovators of Photography: A Private East Coast Collection
October 8, 2015
More by Pieter Hugo
Start the Discussion
Request access to join the discussion