Photographs of black teenagers that stare prejudice in the face | Irena Barker

Kay Rufai’s images of smiling 13-year-olds are one project confronting damaging stereotypes of black boys and men

In terms of challenging stereotypes and representations of black boys this was so powerful for me … because it’s not an image that you’re used to ever seeing, and you question why it has such an impact on you,” says Kay Rufai. He is talking about the 16 large-scale colour photographs of teenage boys that went on display at City Hall in London last autumn. They are distinctive in that each of the 13-year-olds is smiling, captured in moments of happiness, relaxation and vulnerability.

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