Carolina Arantes

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Location: Paris

Nationality: Brazilian, French

Biography: Carolina Arantes is a Brazilian documentary photographer, naturalized French and working internationally. Carolina has received several important photographic grants and awards (such as Firecracker and the Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation... MORE

In a Congolese traditional wed...;eacute;e, Ile de France, 2014

In a Congolese traditional wedding two generations celebrate together: in front, young girls, european dressed, French born, the children of immigrant parents are the first afro-french citizens of France. Behind, the immigrant mothers dancing, dressed as their culture in Congo. Marne la Valée, Ile de France, 2014

Rebecca Donavin, 27, model, tak... Puteaux, Ile de France, France

Rebecca Donavin, 27, model, takes a break for lunch during a photo shooting for Nadeen Mateky, a hair dresser specialised in Royal and traditional African haircuts from the 18th century. Puteaux, Ile de France, France

Corinne Kyoto Sy, her son Kesya... process. Ile de France, France

Corinne Kyoto Sy, her son Kesyah and her companion, Benjamin, in the streets of Bondy. The new generation faces also new kind of relationships with their companions. For the immigrant generation, many women got married by arrangement and accepted being in a polygamie. In France today, the women are requesting their space in a couple, although many cultural questions are in middle of this process. Ile de France, France

Malian girls celebrating a wedd.... Deuil-la-Barre, Ile de France

Malian girls celebrating a wedding party at the building yard. Weddings are quite important for what means celebrating a traditional ritual from the parents origin. Each country and each ethnic origin has its own way, music and religious way of celebrating this tradition. The weddings are mostly the moment the Afro-French women can manifest and keep the traditions of their parents in France. Deuil-la-Barre, Ile de France

Assa Ducoré, her hus...ng birth to Oury. Paris, France

Assa Ducoré, her husband and her sisters at the hospital in Paris, just after giving birth to Oury. Paris, France

Corinne Kyoto Sy and kids in fr...y-Gargan, Ile de France, France

Corinne Kyoto Sy and kids in front of her house during the mourning of her father. For the first generation of afro-french women finding their place as a mixed culture in a traditional country as France is a deep challenge. Raised in the African culture of their parents and with a strong influence from the European environment and education. For their kids, the second generation to come, the feeling of belonging will be more present and natural. Livry-Gargan, Ile de France, France

Corine and her son celebrating ... house in Bondy, Ile de France.

Corine and her son celebrating together the New Years Eve. At this moment, Corine was a celibatary mum, living at her mother's house in Bondy, Ile de France.

Mbmbek family and friends reuni...di, Ile de France, France,2014.

Mbmbek family and friends reunited to celebrate Eden's first year of life. Bondi, Ile de France, France,2014.

A woman walks down the stairs a...their own business. Paris, 2018

A woman walks down the stairs at a boat on the river Seine in Paris, for assisting a conference about Afro-descendant women on business. Organised by Clarisse Libene, the event Afro-Entrepreneuses (Afro-Business women) is one of the most respected on orientation for Afro women of France to create their own business. Paris, 2018

Sabrina Mvuala Bandundi on the ... D. Sceaux, Ile de France, 2014

Sabrina Mvuala Bandundi on the shop , tries one of her three wedding dresses she will use at the day D. Sceaux, Ile de France, 2014

A long hair wig dries at a bath...ll. Bezons, Ile de France, 2019

A long hair wig dries at a bathroom heater while Inès Mambu is braids her hair downstairs. The wigs and braiding hair is part of daily lige of Afro-descendant women all over the world and, naturally, in France as well. Bezons, Ile de France, 2019

A girl working in her mobile du...n. Paris, Ile de France, France

A girl working in her mobile during the Happy Hour organised by Black Fahrenheit, a company specialised in producing events and parties for Afro-French generation. Paris, Ile de France, France

Carine Mwanza celebrates with h...l way. Sarcelles, Ile de France

Carine Mwanza celebrates with her husband the dowry party in the most Congolese traditional way. Sarcelles, Ile de France

A model during a photo shooting...ux, Ile de France, France, 2016

A model during a photo shooting where she is posing for a hairdresser specialised in hair dresses from 17th century and older, in Africa. Puteaux, Ile de France, France, 2016

Margaret François an...community in Paris. Paris, 2014

Margaret François and her friend watch the World Cup Match and celebrate the French footballer Sissoko's goal against the adversary. The football meeting was was organised by Fred Kabala one of the most important entertainers and event organisers for African on diaspora and Afro-French community in Paris. Paris, 2014

Corinne looking through the win...where she works as a secretary.

Corinne looking through the window in a dance school room in Paris where she works as a secretary.

Ifonda Botuli, Carine Mwanza an...es, Ile de France, France, 2015

Ifonda Botuli, Carine Mwanza and Bianu, during Carine traditional Congolese wedding and dowry. The young Afro-French women of France keep doing the traditional African Wedding and dressing themselves in a traditional way. The weddings are an special and rare occasion where they can remain the parents traditions. Sarcelles, Ile de France, France, 2015

Girls dancing at Blend, a bight... Afro-French community in Paris

Girls dancing at Blend, a bight party specially produced for the Afro-French community in Paris

Sedy at night walking to enter ...riends in the suburbs of Paris.

Sedy at night walking to enter a building and visit some friends in the suburbs of Paris.

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First Gen SHORT 2

Copyright Carolina Arantes 2024

Updated Oct 2020

Topics Documentary, Fine Art, Multimedia, Photography

First Generation is an on-going project about the first generation of Afro-French women of France.In African immigration’s history of France, familiar reunifications happened between 1975 and 1980, making the young African descendants born in the country, the first Afro-French generation.The project aims to speak about this national identity under construction through the life of these women and tries to understand how they are dealing with the incipient reference of their mixed origins while under a culture deeply anchored in its historical tradition."I am French at the moment, but I want to defend all the history of Africa, I want to move forward within this African history and also to engage in the memory of our past history", Dala, 28.

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