Malala Andrialavidrazana: Figures, 1889, Planisfero, 2015

Coinciding with Aperture magazine issue #227, “Platform Africa,” Aperture is pleased to present a series of limited-edition prints by artists featured in the issue.

“Andrialavidrazana’s project Figures alludes to histories of African cartography by convolving a bounty of locally specific motifs and actors: Nefertiti, Nelson Mandela, Mobutu Sese Seko, female Malagasy warriors, nomadic Lesothan shepherds, and a wealth of indigenous flora and fauna. While Andrialavidrazana painstakingly researches each motif to devise these elaborate compositions, she ultimately aims, in her words, to ‘remove the borders of meaning around specific imagery to inspire cross-cultural associations.’ On this score, Figures reverberates with fantastic provocations not only for rethinking historical uses of maps but also for speculating on the future role of borders in governing human exchange.”—Antawan I. Byrd, in Aperture Issue #227: “Platform Africa”

Each limited-edition print is hand-packed with great care and ships from New York within 3–5 days.