Paul Mpagi Sepuya

Place: San Bernardino

Born: 1982

Biography:

Paul Mpagi Sepuya is an American photographer and artist born in 1982 in San Bernardino, United States. He studied at the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University and at the University of California, Los Angeles. Sepuya's work focuses on the relationship between artist and subject, often exploring the nude in relation to the intimacy of studio photography. His photographs are characterized by the fragmented representation of the human body, which creates a feeling of longing and desire in the viewer. Sepuya's art is mainly based on portraiture, featuring friends and muses in his work, creating meaningful relationships through the medium of photography.