Atong Atem
Atong Atem is a South Sudanese artist and writer from Bor living in Melbourne. Born in Ethiopia she spent her first years in a Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp before moving to Australia as a child.
ATONG ATEM | PHOTOGRAPHY
Atem’s photos explore the experiences of young immigrants, and how they knit together the different cultures that surround them.
Her work explores migrant narratives, postcolonial practices in the diaspora, the relationship between public and private spaces and identity through portraiture. Atem’s distinctive artistic practice combines both photography and hand painting, incorporating bold color and pattern inspired by her South Sudanese background.
Her work explores migrant narratives, postcolonial practices in the diaspora, the relationship between public and private spaces and identity through portraiture. Atem’s distinctive artistic practice combines both photography and hand painting, incorporating bold color and pattern inspired by her South Sudanese background.