“Ìsàlẹ̀” by Hakeem Martins, 2023
Photograph
20X24”
 
@k.e.em
www.hakeemmartins.com
 
Hakeem Martins is a Minneapolis-based photographer whose work centers Black experiences across the African diaspora. Through portraiture and documentary imagery, he explores themes of identity, cultural memory, and resilience, highlighting how an environment reflects deeper histories. His work positions Black life as both lived reality and cultural archive, focusing on the ways communities preserve, transform, and express identity across generations. 
 
Upcoming events: Exhibition at Form+Content Gallery starting  April 2 – May 9, 2026, 
Solo exhibition at Lanesboro Gallery in 2027