Posted by RealisM On October - 27 - 2009 ADD COMMENTS
This past Sunday acclaimed & highly sought after photojournalist Akintola Hanif opened the doors to HYCIDE his visual mutltimedia studio, displaying & debuting his “Fear Less” exhibit as well as screening his two films “Moral Panic: More Heat than Light” & “Freedom or Everybody Dies” . Akintola Hanif says, “I spent years looking for a location and then renovations and funding…. But it’s worth it. HYCIDE is my sanctuary, my place to plan and work. I’m looking forward to just creatively going in” says the Brooklyn, New York native. Nestled in a building which serves as a creative home to artists of various mediums & genres, the opening of HYCIDE studio will undoubtably present new opportunities and growth for this young artists’ career.
With a style that transcends photojournalism Akintola Hanif completely blurs all distinction between anthropologist and artist. While the diversity of his portfolio suggests Hanif can take ‘pretty pictures’ for now he seems defiantly resolved to focus his lens on the slum Othellos’, the tragic and the beautiful. Fear and death collide with freedom and life in Hanif’s striking, deeply personal collection of works. Few can capture pure despair and hope with as much beauty, respect and truth.
- Ndada Vaz
“Akintola represents a new generation of photo documentarians. His images are both thought provoking and captivating. Each photograph tells a unique story reflecting life in urban America. Devoted to the upliftment of inner city youth, Akintola uses his camera as a tool to communicate with the young people who are often despised and rejected by mainstream society. His photo and film documentaries should be required study for parents and socially conscience citizen alike, to better understand the plight of young and misunderstood people today.” -Jamel Shabazz Photographer, Author of Back in the Days and A Time Before Crack.
“Much like Gordon Parks, Jamel Shabazz and other lens legends before him, Hanif no doubt represents the next generation of truly talented photographers. Honest, introspective and gripping, his razor sharp imagery bears testiment to the beauty, and the beast that is inner-city America.” -Koe Rodriguez, Visual Artist & Hip-Hop Documentarian
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