The Dinka, a Nilotic ethnic group mainly found in South Sudan, have endured years of civil war, displacement, and environmental challenges, which would otherwise have dulled their celebration of their culture and traditions. But this community, which boasts some of the tallest people in East Africa, is known for resilience in the face of adversity.
And so it is that Ugandan visual artist and painter Tindi Ronnie Chris has chosen to showcase the Dinka culture in a mixed-medium collage, in a series titled Shadow of the Dinka depicting elegant human figures and their shadows with small heads, long necks, hands and fingers.
