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Atong Atem

'being photographed was a point of celebration'
Portrait story

Atong Atem on exploring presentation in traditional photography.
The Last Women, 2025 Atong Atem

Atong Atem: The Last Women

Exhibition

Atem’s major new commission The Last Women embodies the artist’s vibrant style of staged studio portraiture.
Men In This Town 04

Why portraiture?

Magazine article by Atong Atem, 2025

Atong Atem reflects on her experiences, process and motivation for making portraits.
Men In This Town 04
Men In This Town 04
Men In This Town 04

Men In This Town 04, 2024

Atong Atem
Portrait, inkjet print on Ilford smooth pearl paper

Purchased with funds provided by the Annual Appeal 2025

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