{"id":93422,"date":"2025-11-05T13:12:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T13:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=93422"},"modified":"2025-11-05T13:12:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T13:12:33","slug":"thandiwe-muriu-she-turns-african-fabrics-into-optical-illusions-and-the-world-cant-look-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/thandiwe-muriu-she-turns-african-fabrics-into-optical-illusions-and-the-world-cant-look-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Thandiwe Muriu: She turns African fabrics into optical illusions and the world can&#8217;t look away"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k6sjZfRJAAriu6E9p7G\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p>\nKenyan photographer Thandiwe Muriu is turning heads and bending reality. Her vibrant portraits blend women seamlessly into richly patterned fabrics, creating hypnotic optical illusions that celebrate African identity while questioning how we see beauty, culture and self-expression. Now, Muriu returns to Paris for her third solo exhibition, &#8220;Clouds Bring Blessings&#8221;, at 193 Gallery. For the first time, she&#8217;s created her own tie-dye fabrics, calling nature her &#8220;uninvited co-creator&#8221;. In this edition of arts24, Muriu opens up about her journey from Kenya&#8217;s first female commercial photographer to a global art sensation \u2013 and how fabric, light and heritage weave together in her striking visual universe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kenyan photographer Thandiwe Muriu is turning heads and bending reality. 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