The Other Camera, circa 1970-circa 2013

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Inkjet prints are extremely vulnerable to moisture and contaminants. Please use gloves when handling these prints.

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25 prints (1 box)

Scope and content:

These 25 black-and-white and color photographic prints form part of "The Other Camera" project and exhibit, curated by Paul Weinberg, and offer a view of the many different styles and approaches of 20th century South African street photography. The images were taken by male and female photographers from the 1970s through the 2010s, and were produced in inkjet format by Weinberg, then archived, digitized, and exhibited with support from the University of Cape Town and Duke University. These images are a selection of prints from the exhibit; all of the images are available through the online e-book, The Other Camera (2014).

The known artists represented in this collection are: Lucky Sipho Khoza (3 prints); William Matlala (5); Lindeka Qampi (10); and one print by Paul Weinberg. There are also six prints from the work of an unknown photographer from Maribastad, Gauteng Province (near Pretoria), from the collection of photographer and film-maker Angus Gibson.

All of the images are portraits of black South Africans, men and women. Themes include street culture, township life, the individual gaze, human identity and status, South African families, and social conditions in South Africa.

The images are all inkjet prints measuring 13x19 inches, and were exhibited at Duke University in 2014.

Biographical / historical:

Paul Weinberg, exhibit and project coordinator, is a photographer and Senior Curator of the Visual Archives, University of Capetown Libraries, Capetown, South Africa.

Dimensions:

13x19 inches

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