Lindokuhle Sobekwa’s solo exhibition Umkhondo: Going Deeper will be at the Johannesburg Art Gallery, in collaboration with Goodman Gallery, from 24 August to 23
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.Family matters: Lindokuhle Sobekwa’s My Mother Visiting Our Ancestors’ Graveyard 2020.will be at the Johannesburg Art Gallery, in collaboration with Goodman Gallery, from 24 August to 23 March.Ezilalini Sobekwa, who was born in 1995 in Katlehong on the East Rand, is from a generation of South African photographers born after the first democratic elections of 1994.
Reflecting on the horizon as a place where one never fully arrives, Sobekwa documents his journey from Katlehong to his ancestral home in the country, where his maternal grandmother still lives, in Tsomo, in the Eastern Cape. “I visited places where my mother is from, Tsomo, and where my father is from, Qumbu, and collected oral history of my family,” says Sobekwa.
“I tried to put all of that into the images as a way to mark history and family narratives that go unheard and are significant.”, which he began in 2017, following the painful experience of the disappearance and eventual death of his sister Ziyanda. , has seen multiple iterations. Developed into a handmade photobook for inclusion in African Cosmologies at the FotoFest Biennial Houston in 2020, the project includes a film interpretation, which will be shown for the first time in Johannesburg.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Council helps young photographers thriveYoung photographer Sifundo Xulu, aided by Sayec, strives to expand his business amid media industry challenges.
Read more »
Rogues’ gallery — Brian Molefe, Lucky Montana and MK party family members headed for ParliamentFormer CEOs of state-owned enterprises implicated in fraud and corruption may be headed to Parliament for MK party
Read more »
AG reveals irregularities amounting to billions of rands in govt - SABC NewsTsakani Maluleke was addressing the Parliamentary Press Gallery Association.
Read more »
Caxton shines at journalism excellence awardsAward-winning local journalists and photographers showed their grit and highlighted the importance of the stories they tell to their communities.
Read more »
Zimbabwean artist Gresham Tapiwa Nyaude wins 2024 FNB Art PrizeNyaude's work will be on display at the FNB Art Fair, and he will hold a solo exhibition at the Johannesburg Art Gallery
Read more »
'They should be behind bars': Maduro digs in after election, calls for jailing of opponents'They should be behind bars': Maduro digs in after election, calls for jailing of opponents
Read more »