"The aim of the project is to examine an aspect of contemporary Africa: specifically, the hybrid space between global culture and Africa¹s past and present identity. The elite hotels of Africa serve as an interface between the tribal, religious, social and cultural practices of Africa and the uniform blanket of hotel-chain or international business culture: international cuisine, global musak, global TV, global design and international standards. It is in this tense medium of culture and counterculture that Hotel Afrique finds its voice as a photographic essay
In sum, Hotel Afrique is a journey...