The CAMERA WORK Virtual Gallery presents the Beauty of Women IV Exhibition, and portrait of Waris Dirie is part of the exhibition. The exhibition presents 45 works by more than 20 artists from 1949 to 2018.
Beauty is not only defined by idealized imgaes. In “Female Beauty IV,” Yousuf Karsh’s portrait of Mother Teresa and Elliot Erwitt’s photograph of Simone de Beauvoir testify to the fact that beauty beyond appearance is also based on behavior.
The exhibition also features portraits of supermodels such as Naomi Campbell, Waris Dirie, Kate Moss, and Claudia Schiffer, and of actresses such as Monica Belluci, Audrey Hepburn, and Angelina Jolie.
Waris Dirie
Waris Dirie is a supermodel and a human rights activist who had dedicated her life to advocating for the rights of women and girls. She became the Sunhak Peace Prize laureate in 2019 for her efforts to fight for women’s rights and for the eradication of female genital mutilation (FGM).
Waris Dirie exemplifies how true beauty extends beyond mere appearance to include one’s behavior and character.
CAMERA WORK Gallery
CAMERA WORK Gallery was founded in Berlin in 1997. For the past 25 years, it has become one of the leading galleries for photographic art worldwide. The gallerly has always followed the philosophy to manifest the position of photography as an independent genre within visual art and to give room to new positions.
CAMERA WORK Gallery represents many prominent contemporary artists in Germany, Europe, and around the world. Some of those artists include David Yarrow, David Drebin, Jean-Baptiste Huynh, Olaf Heine, and more. It has hosted more than 200 exhibitions so far with about 40 artists.
It covers different aspects of beauty, and the virtual gallery is open for visits any time of the day.
Learn more about:
Waris Dirie Laureates – LAUREATES – Sunhak Peace Prize
Sunhak Peace Prize Sunhak Peace Prize
Article about Waris Dirie’s recent work with HEIMAT HEIMAT by Waris Dirie, a women’s fitness club
CAMERA WORK Virtual Gallery CAMERA WORK : Beauty of Women IV – The Eye of Photography Magazine (loeildelaphotographie.com)
