Tessilim Adjayi
Lomé, Togo
Tessilim Adjayi
Between traditions and COVID-19
photograph, 2020
In Ewe country in TOGO, traditions and customs specify that the masks are made so as not to forget the dead. This is how the two Yawo brothers take their masks made with their loved ones to not only protect themselves, but also to tell others that COVID-19 is killing and killing their loved ones. Respect for barrier gestures is therefore essential. Insofar as wearing masks and washing hands have already become our habits, these two young people here emphasize social distancing in the strict sense of the term. The street photography here makes my approach flexible and allows everyone not to be infected by the Coronavirus after all these times of confinement.
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Tessilim ADJAYI is a Togolese photographer. After obtaining his license in Editing - postproduction in 2013 at the Higher Institute of Audiovisual Professions in BENIN, he participated in the OFF-COURTS in France and works at the PHOTO SHOP Laboratory in Lomé in TOGO where his passion for photography was born . At the start of his career, he produced and exhibited several successful Documentary projects, including Joining Europe dying at sea. A creative documentary that participated in several film festivals, including the Kinshasa International Film Festival. Inspired by his research, he returned to photographic practice with a vast series of photos (From Slavery, Turning Forward, Smartphone Society and Digital Revolution, etc.). Tessilim's photographic creations have since been the subject of a dozen exhibitions around the world. His most recent projects have been undertaken within the framework of photographic festivals, notably at Lomé Photography Week in Togo. During his career Tessilim ADJAYI received more than eight (08) prizes. The last one was the third Prize at the Week of Photography in Benin. He photographs the company and the people there to raise questions. For his photo the Artist gives other artistic or Poetic dimensions to his photography. The artist is regularly called in for productions of all kinds. His works are part of public and private collections in Togo.
