{"id":9455,"date":"2025-03-05T20:47:53","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T19:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/justine-sow-author-of-wax-paradoxe\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T13:33:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T11:33:47","slug":"justine-sow-author-of-wax-paradoxe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/en\/justine-sow-author-of-wax-paradoxe\/","title":{"rendered":"Justine Sow, author of *Wax Paradoxe*"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr>\n<p><iframe id=\"ausha-tJfi\" style=\"border: none; width: 100%; height: 220px;\" src=\"https:\/\/player.ausha.co\/?showId=qxYJmIJ4O3gr&#038;color=%23000000&#038;podcastId=78wd4t9MWl33&#038;v=3&#038;playerId=ausha-tJfi\" name=\"Ausha Podcast Player\" height=\"220\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/player.ausha.co\/ausha-player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:103\"><em>Check out this episode and many others on our <a href=\"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/en\/category\/podcast-en\/\">Africa Fashion Tour podcast<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 data-sourcepos=\"3:1-3:103\"><strong>Justine Sow: &#8220;Wax Paradoxe,&#8221; a comic book that explores the complexities of identity through wax fabric<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 data-sourcepos=\"5:1-5:68\"><strong>An atypical career path, from passion to creation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"7:1-7:635\">Justine Sow, a Brussels-based journalist of Guinean origin, has always been passionate about art. Raised on her father\u2019s stories and introduced to the arts by her grandmother, drawing has been a part of her life since childhood. A wedding, rekindled memories, and an irrepressible desire to reconnect with this passion prompted her to resume her studies in comic art at age 35. This return to her roots marked a profound shift, allowing her to see the world from a new perspective. From this personal journey emerged \u201cWax Paradoxe,\u201d a comic that explores the cultural complexity of wax fabric and a young mixed-race woman\u2019s search for identity.    <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8633 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2-819x1024.webp\" alt=\"Justine Sow - Wax paradox\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\"><\/p>\n<h3 data-sourcepos=\"9:1-9:62\"><strong>&#8220;Wax Paradoxe,&#8221; a thought-provoking and nuanced work<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"11:1-11:699\">The creation of &#8220;Wax Paradoxe&#8221; is the result of chance encounters and opportunities seized. A teacher believed in her talent, a publisher was captivated by her work, and the Mus\u00e9e de l&#8217;Homme wanted a comic book to accompany its exhibition on wax fabric. Justine Sow questioned whether she had the right to tackle this subject, but chose authenticity, embracing her perspective as a person of mixed heritage searching for her roots. A long-term project began, involving research, meetings, and hours of drawing. The author weaves a story in which the issues surrounding wax fabric resonate with the contradictions of mixed-race identity, addressing the questions of cultural appropriation and the \u201cNo Wax\u201d movement with nuance and sensitivity.    <\/p>\n<h3 data-sourcepos=\"13:1-13:56\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8629 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-819x1024.webp\" alt=\"Justine Sow - Wax Paradoxe\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\"><\/h3>\n<h3 data-sourcepos=\"13:1-13:56\"><strong>A message of openness and dialogue<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-sourcepos=\"15:1-15:629\">Beyond the controversies, Justine Sow hopes above all to open a dialogue and encourage reflection. Wax fabric is a complex and controversial material. And it has become a vehicle for a message of openness and dialogue. The author views this fabric as a heritage steeped in history and symbolism. But wax print is also a commercial product. The author advocates for a nuanced approach, in which everyone is free to embrace wax print in their own way, while remaining aware of its history and significance. &#8220;Wax Paradoxe&#8221; has already won over a wide audience and continues to spark interest, inviting readers to explore the issues surrounding wax fabric and African identity.      <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An interview with Justine Sow, author of &#8220;Wax Paradoxe,&#8221; a graphic novel that explores the complexities of wax fabric and the intricacies of mixed-race identity. An unconventional journey\u2014from journalism to comics\u2014where passion, determination, and the people she\u2019s met come together to create a work that is both socially conscious and nuanced. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8638,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[140],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcast-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9455"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14779,"href":"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9455\/revisions\/14779"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africafashiontour.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}