Algerian photographer Lazhar Mansouri left behind an archive of images documenting the lives of his Amazigh Chaoui tribe during a transformative period in Algeria's history.
Lazhar Mansouri's photographs were on view in Lifting the Veil: Portraits of Amazigh Women at Westwood Gallery NYC from Jan 25 - Mar 7, 2020.
"The unfussy intimacy, spontaneity and relaxed familiarity in Mansouri’s photographs, which were taken with minimal equipment, is a rare documentation of one of the most difficult periods of Algerian history as the country fought for independence from France. Mansouri’s work had not been recognised internationally until the Westwood gallery obtained it for their first exhibition of his work in 2007, Portraits of a Village: 1950-70."
- Ouissal Harize
