M+B Gallery Los Angeles
612 N Almont Dr
310.550.0050
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Jehad Nga, Untitled No. 9608, Courtesy M+B
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Opens Saturday Sep 13, 2008 (7–9pm)
Sep 13, 2008 – Oct 18, 2008
Tuesdays–Saturdays (10am–6pm)
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Daring photographer Jehad Nga has previously documented poverty and violence from Darfur to Iraq — now, he takes his camera into the world of boxing. In My Shadow, My Opponent, Nga depicts men training for the Kibera Olympic boxing team, and in the process tells a story of social imprisonment, isolation, and release. The half-lit portraits reveal hands and faces emerging from an engulfing darkness. The results are more than sports photographs — they're humanitarian documents of one of Kenya's most dangerous cities, taped knuckles and all.
