PJ Hugo (@pieter.hugo.official)
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Photographic artist
PIETER HUGO Portrait #30, Rwanda from the series 1994 (2015) C‑print 93 × 123 cm In this striking portrait from Hugo’s acclaimed 1994 series, the artist captures a child born after the seismic year that marked both the end of apartheid in South Africa and the Rwandan genocide. Taken in a countryside village, the image contrasts the youthful subject with historical weight, invoking resilience amid rich natural surroundings. Hugo’s work explores how East African children embody both the burden and promise of a history still in flux. #PieterHugo #1994Series #ContemporaryPhotography #RwandaPortrait #priskapasquergallery #ArtPhoto #AfricanArt #postcolonial #portraitphotography
PIETER HUGO Mr. Li, Beijing from the series ‘’Flat Noodle Soup Talk’’ 2015-16 c-print 75 × 56.3 cm In his own words, Hugo described Beijing as “the most existential place I’ve ever been”, where language barriers and overwhelming crowds deepened the sense of being an outsider, yet opened a doorway into the city’s intimate humanity. #PieterHugo #Beijing #FlatNoodleSoupTalk #ContemporaryPhotography #Portraiture #CPrint #priskapasquergallery
✨ PIETER HUGO Lin, Beijing 2015–16 C-print 75 × 56.3 cm This portrait is from Pieter Hugo’s Beijing series, created during his residency in China between 2015 and 2016. In this body of work, Hugo continues his exploration of identity and representation, photographing young individuals against stark, minimal backdrops. By removing external distractions, the portraits highlight the raw presence of the sitter, inviting viewers to reflect on vulnerability, individuality, and the universality of the human gaze. #PieterHugo #BeijingSeries #ContemporaryPhotography #PortraitPhotography #CPrint #Identity #Representation #ContemporaryArt #priskapasquergallery
🔥 PIETER HUGO Burning Bush, Oaxaca de Juárez from the series La Cucaracha, 2018 Pigment ink print 120 × 90 cm A powerful image from Pieter Hugo’s La Cucaracha series, exploring themes of ritual, beauty, and transience across Mexico’s cultural and physical landscapes #PieterHugo #LaCucaracha #ContemporaryPhotography #BurningBush #ArtPhotography #priskapasquergallery #Oaxaca #PhotographicArt #FireAndNature #EnvironmentalArt #PigmentPrint #ArtCollector #PhotographySeries
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PIETER HUGO Untitled, Agbogbloshie Market, Accra, Ghana 2009 From the series Permanent Error C-print 101 × 101 cm A stark and haunting portrayal of one of the world’s largest e-waste sites. In this powerful image, Pieter Hugo captures the toxic beauty and harsh reality of Agbogbloshie, where young men burn discarded electronics to retrieve precious metals—at great human and environmental cost. #PieterHugo #PermanentError #ContemporaryPhotography #AfricanArt #EnvironmentalJustice #Agbogbloshie #Ewaste #PhotographyArt #CPrint #ArtCollectors #SocialDocumentary #priskapasquergallery
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We’re proud to announce that the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art ( @sfmoma) has recently acquired Pieter Hugo’s ( @pieter.hugo.official) Untitled, San Francisco, 2014. First presented in Pieter Hugo’s solo exhibition Californian Wildflowers at Jonathan Carver Moore in Fall 2024, this work—alongside five other portraits taken in San Francisco’s Tenderloin in 2014—were created during Hugo’s residency at the Headlands Center for the Arts ( @headlandsarts). Moore shares, “We are deeply honored to have this work included in SFMOMA’s permanent collection. It’s incredibly meaningful to have presented this exhibition with Pieter Hugo—not only because the gallery is based in the Tenderloin, but because these portraits were captured in the Tenderloin, reflecting the soul of this neighborhood. For SFMOMA to acquire and preserve this work is a powerful acknowledgment of the community’s history, complexity, and humanity. It ensures that the stories held in these images will be seen, remembered, and valued for generations to come.” ____ Pieter Hugo (b. 1976, Johannesburg) is a Cape Town–based artist known for his striking portraiture that explores identity, post-colonialism, and the complexities of representation. His work has been exhibited at institutions such as MAXXI, Tate Modern, the Barbican, and the São Paulo Biennale, and is held in major collections including MoMA, SFMOMA, the Met, the Getty, and Centre Pompidou. He has received the Discovery Award at Rencontres d’Arles, the KLM Paul Huf Award, and the Seydou Keita Prize. #PieterHugo #CalifornianWildflowers #JonathanCarverMoore #SFMOMA #SanFrancisco #ContemporaryPhotography #DocumentaryPhotography #SouthAfricanArt #TenderloinDistrict #Tenderloin
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Another one of @awarodhiang for @harpersbazaarus. Fashion @Mr_Carlos_Nazario Visual Director @NatashaLunnWatkins Model @AwarOdhiang Hair and Make-up @MichaelaBosch Production Kelvin Cheesoon Mak Local Production Manager Khue Bui Casting @Bitton ( @EstablishmentNY) Agency @talentandpartner Retouching @thijmeszafranska #PieterHugo #HarpersBazaarUs #TalentandPartner #CarlosNazario #Harper’sBazaar #FashionEditorial #awarodhiang #CarlosNazario #OnLocation #Vietnam
Gong Yining, Beijing, 2015