Denise Prince Captivating, Not Captive (2009 - 2022) : Enabling Desire _The Fotofest Bienial 2022 central exhibition, If I Had a Hammer, considers the ways artists utilize images to unpack the ideological underpinnings that inspire collective cultural movements around the globe.

Denise Prince /January 2012 / from Captivating, Not Captiveedition of 7 photographic prints with an artist’s proof, unframed / 40 x 40 in. / $3850 USD

Denise Prince / “If you have curly hair just wear it curly and love it.” July 2019 / from Captivating, Not Captiveedition of 7 photographic prints with an artist’s proof, unframed / 40 x 40 in. / $3850 USD

Denise Prince /“Models are almost too perfect or looking too much alike. Models are lacking a sense of "uniqueness." They look out of a human factory and appear like "cookie cutter human beings." I am beautifully different. Smiling as I write this. I actually love it.”/ from Captivating, Not Captive / edition of 7 photographic prints with an artist’s proof, unframed / 40 x 40 in. / $3850 USD

Denise Prince / “They might overlook everything else because my lipstick wasn’t right.” October 2018 / from Captivating, Not Captiveedition of seven photographic prints with an artist’s proof, unframed / 40 x 40 in. / $3850 USD

Denise Prince / “You don’t got to tip toe around me because I ain’t gonna tiptoe around you.” April 1, 2018 / from Captivating, Not Captiveedition of seven photographic prints with an artist’s proof, unframed / 40 x 40 in. / $3850 USD

Denise Prince / “I wasn't worried about how I looked.” July 2011 / from Captivating, Not Captiveedition of 7 photographic prints with an artist’s proof, unframed / 40 x 40 in. / $3850 USD