Summary
Consisting of two series and the third one in the making, The Golden Series portray Capeverdean women from modest socio-economic backgrounds with golden paint and words that are an integral part of the images.
Inspiration & Concept
Witnessing the women’s strength, beauty and worth during my life in Cape Verde inspired me to start this series. I wanted to honour them and, at the same time, make them visible to the Western Audience.
What else?
In 2018 and 2019, the first and part of the second Golden Series were exhibited in Nos Kausa gallery in Cape Verde.
Introduction
When I started my life in Africa – or “Africa Light” how some people like to call Cape Verde – I was soon drawn to the beauty of African Women.
It was probably a mixture of all: their colourful clothes and beautiful glowing skin, the pictures that their bodies gave in front of the painted houses and the hot orange sun that made all of it shine even more warmly and intensely. Soon after I found that not only were they of a majestic beauty, but of indispensable worth for everyone around them: they sold the fish and
the vegetables, they wiped the streets & cleaned the public spaces, they took care of the children and cleaned at home too, they took care of the elders and cooked at the market, they organized the birthday and funeral parties.
One day in early 2015, after having lived in Tarrafal for several weeks, I remembered the expression “being worth gold”. It described and still describes best how I feel about these women and how I perceive their value in society. From that day it took me 3 years until the first Golden Series came to life.
Project Pages
Black Gold
Consisting of two series and the third one in the making, The Golden Series portray Capeverdean women from modest socio-economic backgrounds with golden paint and words that are an integral part of the images.
Primary Gold
Witnessing the women’s strength, beauty and worth during my life in Cape Verde inspired me to start this series. I wanted to honour them and, at the same time, make them visible to the Western Audience.
Third Series
In 2018 and 2019, the first and part of the second Golden Series were exhibited in Nos Kausa, Spasu Kultural in Cape Verde.
Nina Seidel 