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Pieter Hugo — Mallam Galadima Ahmadu with Jamis, Nigeria from ‘Gadawan Kura’ – The Hyena Men II
Pieter Hugo

Mallam Galadima Ahmadu with Jamis, Nigeria from ‘Gadawan Kura’ – The Hyena Men II

A striking and unsettling portrait by South African photographer Pieter Hugo, this chromogenic print captures Mallam Galadima Ahmadu alongside a hyena named Jamis in Nigeria, part of Hugo's acclaimed series documenting a itinerant group of animal handlers. The flush-mounted photograph renders the subject and his powerful, leashed animal in vivid, confrontational detail, blurring the boundaries between wildness and domesticity. Hugo's unflinching gaze transforms an extraordinary human-animal relationship into a meditation on power, survival, and the complexity of life on the margins of society.

Medium
Chromogenic print, flush-mounted.

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April 1, 2014

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Pieter Hugo, Mallam Galadima Ahmadu with Jamis, Nigeria from ‘Gadawan Kura’ – The Hyena Men II

A striking and unsettling portrait by South African photographer Pieter Hugo, this chromogenic print captures Mallam Galadima Ahmadu alongside a hyena named Jamis in Nigeria, part of Hugo's acclaimed series documenting a itinerant group of animal handlers. The flush-mounted photograph renders the subject and his powerful, leashed animal in vivid, confrontational detail, blurring the boundaries between wildness and domesticity. Hugo's unflinching gaze transforms an extraordinary human-animal relationship into a meditation on power, survival, and the complexity of life on the margins of society.

Medium
Chromogenic print, flush-mounted.
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Color Photography, Documentary Style, South African Artist, West African Culture, Nigerian Subject Matter, Human Animal Bond, Earthy Tones, Contemporary Photography, Documentary Portrait, Chromogenic Print, 21st Century Art, Male Subject, African Culture, Portrait Photography, Social Documentary

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