Melanie Issaka

Photographer

Bio

Melanie Issaka is a visual artist living and working in London, UK. She is a graduate, with a Graphic Design BA from The University of Brighton and Photography MA form The Royal College of Art.

Nationality

British

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Go West and Grow Up with the Country

Go West And Grow Up With The Country

A combination of images and text, this piece presents multiple stories, inviting viewers to examine representations of Black identity and the various movements of resistance and migration.

Project by Melanie Issaka
Blueprint: Black Skin, White Mask

Blueprint: Black Skin, White Mask

What are the structures that govern our communities and bodies? What does it mean to be Black, British, and Female? To what extent does my environment inform my identity?

Gallery Curated by PhMuseum
Dark & Lovely

Dark & Lovely

Named after the haircare brand Dark & Lovely, this series of works explores the notion of the ‘Black aesthetics’ and respectability politics.

Project by Melanie Issaka
Blueprint: Black Skin, White Mask

Blueprint: Black Skin, White Mask

What are the structures that govern our communities and bodies? What does it mean to be Black, British, and Female? To what extent does my environment inform my identity?

Project by Melanie Issaka
Locating The Personal

Locating The Personal

A series of self-portraits, this body of work aims to question the representation of the Black Female figure within the photographic canon.

Project by Melanie Issaka