Cover Image

The journey : new positions in African photography /

This volume presents the work of 17 contemporary African photographers, all of whom are alumni of the decade-long mentorship program in Johannesburg, South Africa, helmed by curator Simon Njami and the Goethe-Institut. Hailing from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast,...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Njami, Simon, 1962- (Editor), O'Toole, Sean, 1968- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
German
Language Notes:Text in English, with some text in English and German.
Published: Bielefeld : Kerber, [2019]
Series:Kerber photoart.
Subjects:
Baloji, Sammy, > photographer.
Gyamfi, Eric, > photographer.
Hien, Macline, > photographer.
Kganye, Lebohang, > 1990- > photographer.
Kheir, Ala, > photographer.
Lubondo, Gosette, > photographer.
Macilau, Mário, > 1984- > photographer.
Mlangeni, Sabelo, > photographer.
Moeng, Moss Morwahla, > photographer.
Ng'ok, Mimi Cherono, > 1983- > photographer.
Nxumalo, Musa, > 1986- > photographer.
Olagunju, Adeola, > photographer.
Pelser, Monique, > photographer.
Sekgala, Thabiso, > 1981-2014, > photographer.
Senga, Georges, > photographer.
Tsegaye, Michael, > photographer.
van Staden, Jansen, > photographer.
Photography, Artistic.
Photography > Africa, Southern.
Photography.
Southern Africa.
Description
Summary:This volume presents the work of 17 contemporary African photographers, all of whom are alumni of the decade-long mentorship program in Johannesburg, South Africa, helmed by curator Simon Njami and the Goethe-Institut. Hailing from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa and Sudan, the photographers included represent some of the most innovative perspectives in African photography today. Their photographs are complemented by 13 essays that consider the medium within this historical moment in Africa. Photographers include: Sammy Baloji, Eric Gyamfi, Macline Hien, Lebohang Kganye, Ala Kheir, Gosette Lubondo, Mário Macilau, Sabelo Mlangeni, Moss Morwahla Moeng, Mimi Cherono Ng'ok, Musa N. Nxumalo, Adeola Olagunju, Monique Pelser, Thabiso Sekgala, Georges Senga, Michael Tsegaye and Jansen van Staden.
Item Description:"This book is a project of the Goethe Institut and continues the enquiries of the Photographers' Masterclass, a multi-year project founded by Simon Njami and the Goethe-Institut. Held annually between 2008 and 2018, the Photographers' Masterclass visited eight African cities and mentored more than 50 emerging photographers"--Colophon.
Physical Description:333 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 28 x 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783735606822
3735606822