Exploring Sisterhood, Belonging, and Inheritance Through Art

A panel discussion on how identity and belonging are shaped through shared experience rather than fixed definitions.

Published on Feb. 11, 2026

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This panel brings together artists Ana Margarita Flores, Angela Cappetta, Delali Ayivi, Raajadharshini Kalaivanan, and Rehab Eldalil, moderated by journalist Mélody Thomas, to explore how belonging is built through relationships between women. Across family archives, sisterhood, collective care, ritual, and acts of self-representation, these projects show how identity and belonging are shaped through shared experience rather than fixed definitions.

Why it matters

The discussion reflects on sisterhood as a generative force through which women imagine, preserve, and transform cultural lineages. Dress, embroidery, memory, and everyday gestures become ways of carrying culture forward, negotiating visibility, and reclaiming authorship in a world that often overlooks the experiences of marginalized communities.

The details

The panelists come from diverse backgrounds, with roots in Peru, Switzerland, Togo, Germany, Tamil heritage, and Egypt. Their work combines photography, research, and community collaboration to explore identity, migration, and collective imagination. By centering dialogue and shared authorship, they challenge dominant visual cultures and reclaim fashion as an inclusive space to tell underrepresented narratives.

  • The panel discussion took place on February 11, 2026.

The players

Ana Margarita Flores

A Peruvian-Swiss photographer based in London whose work sits at the intersection of fashion and documentary, using image-making as a tool to navigate identity, memory, and heritage.

Angela Cappetta

An American photographer who has been profiled widely in publications such as The New Yorker, Blind, W Magazine and Dazed. Her first monograph was shortlisted for the prestigious Arles Prix du Livres.

Delali Ayivi

A Togolese-German photographer whose work combines photography, research, and community collaboration to explore identity, migration, and collective imagination.

Raajadharshini Kalaivanan

An image-maker whose work blends documentary, portraiture, and fashion to explore identity, community, and underrepresented narratives, rooted in her Tamil heritage.

Rehab Eldalil

A Cairo-based documentary photographer, visual storyteller, and educator whose work explores identity through participatory and collaborative practices, challenging colonial and exoticizing narratives.

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What they’re saying

“Dreaming here is not an abstract or individual act. It emerges through connection, solidarity, and transmission.”

— Ana Margarita Flores, Photographer (Vogue)

“Dress, embroidery, memory, and everyday gestures become ways of carrying culture forward, negotiating visibility, and reclaiming authorship.”

— Delali Ayivi, Photographer (Vogue)

The takeaway

This panel discussion highlights how a diverse group of women artists are using photography, research, and community collaboration to explore identity, belonging, and the power of shared experiences in challenging dominant narratives and reclaiming cultural lineages.