Raïssa Karama Rwizibuka - From the Series Our Hair is Beautiful
Raïssa Karama Rwizibuka
Congolese 1997-
From the Series Our Hair is Beautiful
editioned 1/10
archival ink print on Hahnemühle photo rag paper
image size: 29 by 38,5cm; 44 by 61,5 by 3,5cm including frame
Provenance
The Melrose Gallery, Johannesburg.
Aspire Art, Aspire X PLP/African Photography Auction, 27 July 2021, lot 4.
The Georgina Jaffee Hair Matters Collection.
Literature
Goma and Bukavu (2020) Congo In Conversation, Congo Embraces Traditional Hairstyles Amid the Pandemic, online, accessed 7 November 2025, another example from the edition illustrated in colour.
Unknown author (2022) Cité Internationale des Arts, Recipient: MEP – Collection Gervanne + Matthias Leridon – Cité internationale des arts Residency, online, accessed 7 November 2025, another example from the edition illustrated in colour.
Eliza Anyangwe (2021) CNN World, See 2021 through the eyes of 12 women photographers, online, accessed 7 November 2025, another example from the edition illustrated in colour
Exhibited
The Melrose Gallery, Johannesburg, Shifting Narratives: A Pan African Contemporary Exhibition, 1 March to 3 April 2022, another example from the edition exhibited.
Raïssa Karama Rwizibuka
Congolese 1997-
From the Series Our Hair is Beautiful
editioned 1/10
archival ink print on Hahnemühle photo rag paper
image size: 29 by 38,5cm; 44 by 61,5 by 3,5cm including frame
Provenance
The Melrose Gallery, Johannesburg.
Aspire Art, Aspire X PLP/African Photography Auction, 27 July 2021, lot 4.
The Georgina Jaffee Hair Matters Collection.
Literature
Goma and Bukavu (2020) Congo In Conversation, Congo Embraces Traditional Hairstyles Amid the Pandemic, online, accessed 7 November 2025, another example from the edition illustrated in colour.
Unknown author (2022) Cité Internationale des Arts, Recipient: MEP – Collection Gervanne + Matthias Leridon – Cité internationale des arts Residency, online, accessed 7 November 2025, another example from the edition illustrated in colour.
Eliza Anyangwe (2021) CNN World, See 2021 through the eyes of 12 women photographers, online, accessed 7 November 2025, another example from the edition illustrated in colour
Exhibited
The Melrose Gallery, Johannesburg, Shifting Narratives: A Pan African Contemporary Exhibition, 1 March to 3 April 2022, another example from the edition exhibited.
