The Collection

Fabrice Monteiro images live between worlds—fashion and documentary, beauty and unease—guided by the restless dialogue between Africa and Europe, a relationship marked by tension, memory, and longing. The prophecy project, shot at ten locations in Senegal, features intricately costumed figures interacting with the astonishingly-polluted surrounding scenery. their meticulously built garb is partially made from garbage and debris found throughout the site, reflecting the atmosphere and state in which each destination was found.

The Prophecy, Untitled #6, photographed in Tambacounda, depicts a female figure costumed to be dressed as a tree, standing in the heart of a bush fire. She lifts foliage into the air to protect it from the encroaching flames. The scene echoes the region’s annual fires—largely caused by human activity—which devastate vast landscapes, destroying up to 700,000 acres of woodland and pasture each year.