Update: Photographer Khadija Saye Killed in London Grenfell Tower Fire | PDNPulse

Update: Photographer Khadija Saye Killed in London Grenfell Tower Fire | PDNPulse

Update: On Friday, June 16, the family of Khadija Saye confirmed the photographer was among those killed in the Grenfell Tower fire on June 14.  Khadija Saye, a London photographer whose work is currently on view in the Venice Biennale, is among the peopl

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A graduate of the University for the Creative Arts, Farnham, Saye uses photography to explore culture and identity, and has photographed communities in both England and Gambia, where her mother was born. The Diversity Pavilion, on view at the Venice Biennale, includes Saye’s tintype self-portraits in which she incorporates objects her mother uses in her spiritual practice. Artist Nicola Green, who mentored Saye, said in an appeal for information, “She is our dear friend, a beautiful soul and emerging artist.”