Natasha Moustache - Groundskeeper

$100.00

Groundskeeper, 2021

AIR 2023

Inkjet print on paper
8 × 10 Inches

Groundskeeper' was made in 2021 in the Victoria Botanical Gardens in Mahe, Seychelles. The portrait has been a favorite of mine for years and yet I've never found a home for it within one of my projects. I came upon the groundskeeper while visiting in 2021. There was something in the way he leaned on a nearby granite rock - the kind the islands were borne of centuries ago - while taking a call on a modern device. The green tone of his uniform perfectly matching the verdant background such that he almost disappeared into the foliage. I motioned to my camera in a gesture that asked if I could make his portrait and he nodded just enough to signal, 'yes,' - never shifting his body or changing his facial expression. I made the portrait, and continued on in the gardens.

This print is available only from September 17th - December 7th, 2026. After this date, this image will not be made available in this format again.

Groundskeeper, 2021

AIR 2023

Inkjet print on paper
8 × 10 Inches

Groundskeeper' was made in 2021 in the Victoria Botanical Gardens in Mahe, Seychelles. The portrait has been a favorite of mine for years and yet I've never found a home for it within one of my projects. I came upon the groundskeeper while visiting in 2021. There was something in the way he leaned on a nearby granite rock - the kind the islands were borne of centuries ago - while taking a call on a modern device. The green tone of his uniform perfectly matching the verdant background such that he almost disappeared into the foliage. I motioned to my camera in a gesture that asked if I could make his portrait and he nodded just enough to signal, 'yes,' - never shifting his body or changing his facial expression. I made the portrait, and continued on in the gardens.

This print is available only from September 17th - December 7th, 2026. After this date, this image will not be made available in this format again.

Natasha Moushtache

Natasha Moustache is a photo-based installation artist whose work explores identity, shared histories, and familial ties within colonized spaces. Moustache’s work reflects their experience as a first-generation, Seychellois-American, examining African Diasporic ties across oceans and manmade borders. They regularly engage strangers as collaborator-participants, utilizing portraiture, and the reimagining of domestic spaces through installation. Moustache is interested in bringing the human community into a conversation with itself that transcends difference and emphasizes commonality.

Thoughts on the lab

My time at Latitude was instrumental in putting together my 2023 solo show, Lerozyon (L-EURO-ZHUHN). The dedicated space alone was imperative in culling and editing thousands of images but the access to consistently high quality printing and knowledgeable staff that cared deeply about the space, facilities and sharing that knowledge was immeasurable.