Lisa Marie Asubonteng

Visual Artist & Cultural Ambassador

Lisa Marie Asubonteng seeks to positively impact and bring awareness to important social issues through her art. Her name, Asubonteng, reflects her artistry as a photographer and visualiser whose workflows are like a raging river, feeding all organisms with its beauty and message.

Two individuals wearing black mesh tops and sunglasses, posing against a white background.
Blue background with white text asking "What’s your favourite colour? Yours truly Lisa Marie Asubonteng."
Man in white tank top and pants standing outdoors on grass with a blue sky background.
Person lying on sandy beach wearing sunglasses and a hat, with sand covering their arms.
Person in a white outfit standing in an archway of a weathered building.
Profile view of a person with a high updo hairstyle and a black textured dress, standing against a white background.
Silhouetted woman wearing sunglasses, a white bikini top, and a long dark skirt, standing in a dimly lit room with a small window.
Bold white text on a blue background reads: 'I CONNECT AND COMMUNICATE ART YOURS TRULY LISA MARIE ASUBONTENG.'
Blue background with white text reading "Talent = Enjoy the View. Yours Truly, Lisa Marie Asubonteng."
Person smiling while wearing a red headband against a white background.
Person leaning against a metal rail near a tree, wearing a patterned long-sleeve top and black pants, with a background of parked cars and buildings.
Person standing on a beach wearing oversized denim pants and a red hat against a backdrop of ocean waves and clear sky.
A person in formal attire sitting on a vintage carousel horse in a wooden storage area. The carousel is ornate with colorful decorations and a unicorn figure on top.
Person in an oversized black suit walking through a grassy field with trees and electrical towers in the background.
Blue background with white text poem expressing passion, creativity, and artistic dedication, signed 'Yours Truly, Lisa Marie Asubonteng.'
Person sitting on the floor wearing a black fur coat and feathered shoes.

Self-portrait of the artist

“Photography is a way of realising moments in life through my lens.”

The philanthropist.

The exceptional artist and cultural ambassador LISA MARIE ASUBONTENG manages to photograph even the most difficult topics with a conciliatory view. Her documentary photos, just like her portraits or fashion images, are testimony of her affection for her fellow human beings, which can be seen and felt in every single photo.

Sparts, The Holy Women, Lisa Marie Asubonteng
Sparts, The Holy Women, Lisa Marie Asubonteng
Sparts, The Holy Women, Lisa Marie Asubonteng
Sparts, The Holy Women, Lisa Marie Asubonteng
Sparts, The Holy Women, Lisa Marie Asubonteng
Sparts, The Holy Women, Lisa Marie Asubonteng

Excerpts from the series THE HOLY WOMEN

The girls and women look fixedly into the camera, the youngest is just 13 years old. They have all survived rape. The photos are part of the series "The Holy Women" by Lisa Marie Asubonteng. In it, she portrays women in Ghana who have experienced sexualised violence.

Asubonteng herself is German-Ghanaian. Last year, she travelled to Ghana for her grandmother's funeral. There, she heard from the fate of one of her cousins. "As a teenager, she was taken in by an older, wealthy friend of the family. She helped with the housework and with the children. In return, he paid her school fees and later her tuition fees. And he raped her." Asubonteng's cousin became pregnant, whereupon the man threw her out of the house – for fear of losing his reputation and his family. The child is now three years old, the mother is a single parent and broke. Asubonteng learnt that many women who become pregnant after being raped are like her cousin.

Text excerpts taken from the article THEY ARE SURVIVOR in DER ZEIT about the photo project.

Change when change is needed.

As we know, fashion is a reflection of our society - a society that is changing and should be open to new impulses. For as long as the fashion industry has existed, there has hardly been an upheaval that will bring as many changes as a new generation of creatives working on a new definition of fashion and fashion photography. LISA MARIE ASUBONTENG is one of the protagonists who is giving fashion photography a new, positive and humanistic impetus.

Eine Person in gemusterter Kleidung lehnt an einem Baum auf einem Gehweg in einer urbanen Umgebung.
Zwei Personen in schwarzen Netzoberteilen und Hosen, tragen Sonnenbrillen, stehen vor einem weißen Hintergrund.
Person mit lila Hemd und rotem Stirnband vor weißem Hintergrund.
Person in einem dunklen Anzug mit Blumenstrauß vor weißem Hintergrund
Ein Mann steht mit einem Fischernetz am Strand vor dem Meer. Der Himmel ist klar und blau. Vor ihm liegen Ruder und Teile eines Bootes auf dem Boden. Der Mann trägt das Netz über seiner Schulter und schaut in die Kamera.
Schwarz-Weiß-Foto eines jungen Mannes mit freiem Oberkörper, der die Arme verschränkt hat. Er trägt eine Hose und steht vor einem weißen Hintergrund.
Person mit dunkler Sonnenbrille und Locken, trägt einen Mantel mit Fellkragen und ein gemustertes Design. Seitliches Profil in urbanem Kontext.
Ein Mann in schwarzer Jacke und blauer Jeans steht vor einem Gebäude mit Steinverkleidung.
Frau mit Afro-Frisur trägt gestreiftes, braun-beiges Oberteil und schwarzer Rock.

Play.

LISA MARIE ASUBONTENG accompanied the Ghanaian musician Black Sherif at concerts and during the creation of music videos, taking a very close look at the award-winning artist.

Performer in a sheer black top and black pants on stage, smiling and holding a microphone, with raised arms.
Person in a futuristic outfit lying on a bench holding large silver balloons in the shape of "99" against a tiled wall and ceiling with fluorescent lights.
Person wearing sunglasses sitting inside a car at night.
SPARTS – THE INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTS COLLECTIVE brings together interdisciplinary creatives from fields such as art, design, photography and music to create visionary art.
Performer on stage with dramatic lighting during a concert.
SPARTS – THE INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTS COLLECTIVE brings together interdisciplinary creatives from fields such as art, design, photography and music to create visionary art.

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