Photographers Sanne De Wilde (b. 1987, Belgium) and Bénédicte Kurzen (b. 1980, France) investigate the mythology of twins in Nigeria where the rate of natural twin births is higher than anywhere else in the world. As sacred beings, twins’ magical and spiritual powers are celebrated with mythical fervour, but also condemned as unnatural.

‘Ibeji’, meaning ‘double birth’ and ‘the inseparable two’ in Yoruba, stands for the ultimate harmony between two people. Embracing this concept, the photographers created richly intriguing, intensely colourful portraits of twins.

Published by Hannibal Books
English

29 x 23.5 cm
256 pages
2022