About the artwork

Dominican photographer Denisse Ariana Pérez connects with her subjects before the photograph.

Meaningful encounters become this photographic series, shot on location in African cities. The results are rich, human, and warm.

Street Still Life was commissioned by Photo Australia and the Metro Tunnel Creative Program for PHOTO 2022.

About the artist

Denisse Ariana Pérez is a Caribbean-born, Barcelona-based copywriter and photographer. Obsessed with words, people and imagery, Pérez is fascinated in finding ways to make them speak to one another.

PHOTO 2022 is an international photography biennial taking place in galleries and public spaces across Melbourne and regional Victoria. Visit the PHOTO 2022 website for more details.

Photography by Kit Edwards.