Marcory Market, 2021
Hahnemühle print
13 3/8 x 20 in.
33.9 x 50.8 cm
Edition of 10
In the midst of the noise and movement of the city, the street, the market, allow time to slow down, and what will you see? Moments of quiet hide amongst the haggling and the hustle—Aïcha Fall captures one in a grande marché. Across from a shop whose enhanced mannequins line the entrance and right in front of the Maggi cube-emblazoned steps, a woman—with freshly plaited hair and eggs recently purchased—sits to get her eyebrows done. Here is an instance of stillness and self-care just around the corner from endless waves of consumption, entrepreneurship, and life in Côte d’Ivoire’s Marcory Market.