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Stellenbosch Outdoor Photography Exhibition

Stellenbosch Outdoor Photography Exhibition

Curated by:

Anelisa Mangcu

Date:

2023

Freedom, I dream up for myself and others, is an exploration of a visual language that bridges gaps between cultures, creates understanding, and inspires empathy and connection. This photographic presentation transcends language barriers and allows people to convey ideas and concepts using imagery and visual cues.

The works selected in this exhibition are intended to be more mindful of the subtleties of our dreams and how we view the world. The works are intended to resonate with us all, and with the medium of photography it does so in its purest form, it does not distort.

Photography is a tool that never warps or ages. This medium teaches us to look, to look again, and to do so harder. This visual universal language has the ability to change perception, encourage understanding, and create a sense of urgency when needed. It has been the reason to incite human action and at other times to inspire human connection.

This exhibition explores the Masters of Photography who draw inspiration from the African continent. It encourages the audience to foster meaningful dialogue in investigating the archive. The artists have pushed boundaries within the medium of photography and created works that have stood the test of time. Archives are not just windows into the past, they are the authentic creations of individual people who lived before us and still live among us. They are the archaeology that was never buried.

Nuit de Noël - Happy Club

Malick Sidibé

1963

Large Scale Photography © Malick Sidibé
Courtesy MAGNIN-A Gallery, Paris

3m x 3m

Not For Sale

The house-painter and his family, Pretoria Street, Hillbrow

David Goldblatt

1973

Large Scale Photography © The David Goldblatt Legacy Trust
Courtesy The David Goldblatt Legacy Trust and Goodman Gallery.

3m x 5m

Not For Sale

Two Sisters in-law, Florence and Gifty

James Barnor

1973/74

Large Scale Photography © James Barnor
Courtesy of October Gallery, London

3m x 5m

Not For Sale

Ouma Anna Jaars 99-year-old. Rooifontein. Northern Cape Circa

Obie Oberholzer

1987

Large Scale Photography Courtesy of artist Obie Oberholzer

3m x 4m

Not For Sale

Heather

Calvin Dondo

1991

Large Scale Photography Courtesy of artist Calvin Dondo

2m x 4m

Not For Sale

Dejected - From the series Outland

Roger Ballen

1999

Large Scale Photography © Courtesy of artist Roger Ballen

2.6m x 6m

Not For Sale

Bar Beach Victoria Island, Lagos - From the series Sea Never Dry

Akinbode Akinbiyi

1999

Large Scale Photography Courtesy of artist Akinbode Akinbiyi

3m x 3m

Not For Sale

Lament II - From the series Lament I-VI

Berni Searle

2011

Large Scale Photography Courtesy of artist Berni Searle

3m x 3m

Not For Sale

Artworks

Stellenbosch Outdoor Photography Exhibition

Curated by:

Anelisa Mangcu

Date:

2023

Akinbode Akinbiyi

Akinbode Akinbiyi

1946

Berni Searle

Berni Searle

1964

Calvin Dondo

Calvin Dondo

1963

David Goldblatt

David Goldblatt

1930 - 2018

James Barnor

James Barnor

1923

Malick Sidibé

Malick Sidibé

1936 - 2016

Obie Oberholzer

Obie Oberholzer

1947

Roger Ballen

Roger Ballen

1950

Artists

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