EVERY SINGLE PRINT IN THE AKASO COLLECTION IS THE EXACT REPRODUCTION OF A BODY PAINTING MOTIF CREATED BY A KARA TRIBE ARTIST ON THEIR FACE AND BODY. THE KARA PEOPLE IN ETHIOPIA ARE ONE OF AFRICA'S MOST AUTHENTIC TRIBAL PEOPLE AND RENOWN FOR THEIR ABSTRACT BODY PAINTING ART : A FASCINATING ACT OF TRANSFORMATION, USING THE SKIN AS A CANVAS AND THE EARTH AS A PALETTE.