THE ARTIST VS THE ART
"Art is the one place we all turn to for solace"
— CARRIE MAE WEEMS
Safiyat Aminu
is a contemporary fine art photographer. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, she lived there until the age of eight before moving to Chicago, Illinois. Safiyat completed her Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art at Cornell College with distinguished honors, where she explored various forms of art, and she later found her passion for photography and digital media. Her work deals with themes of identity and representation. Safiyat works to combat the mainstream perception of when blackness can be showcased. Safiyat is heavenly inspired by photographer Nadine Ijewere, whose work is on challenging traditional beauty standards by capturing intimate portraits.