AN exhibition and community engagement series, Revelations, will open at the Durban Art Gallery from September 23 and will run until November 10.
It is a visual dialogue between two generations of South African documentary photographers, Cedric Nunn and Samora Chapman, whose work exposes people’s daily struggles and triumphs in KZN.
The exhibition is presented by Alliance Française de Durban and the Durban Art Gallery, in partnership with the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS) and Centre for Visual Methodologies for Social Change, UKZN.
The combined work of Cedric Nunn and Samora Chapman presents a photographic journey from the remote, rural areas of Zululand to the streets of central Durban. Revelations is a collection of work that poses a number of important questions through reflection and comparison between fleeting moments of ordinary life in KZN, captured three decades apart.
READ ALSO: Art for the Arch – a celebration of joy and hope
Both photographers have spent many years documenting the accomplishments and challenges of ordinary people through their work. They have conducted various important educational and photography projects, and their combined body of work is an active agent of social change.
Typically, their choice of subjects falls out of the range of focus of mainstream media and public interest: people whose lives and experiences are beyond the public’s gaze and whose dreams have been deferred.
Their work, although documenting suffering, poverty and exploitation, evokes the strength of the human spirit. Their photographs highlight resilience and disillusion, but first and foremost, agency. A time suspended between frustration and hope.
Revelations is at the Durban Art Gallery, 2nd Floor, City Hall, Smith Street entrance (opposite The Playhouse), in Durban City Centre. The Gallery hours are from Monday to Friday from 8:30 to 15:00. Contact Alliance Française de Durban on 031 31 29 582 or email admin@durban.alliance.org.za.
* Notice: Coronavirus reporting at Caxton Local Media aims to combat fake news
Dear reader, As your local news provider, we have the duty of keeping you factually informed on Covid-19 developments. As you may have noticed, mis- and disinformation (also known as “fake news”) is circulating online. Caxton Local Media is determined to filter through the masses of information doing the rounds and to separate truth from untruth in order to keep you adequately informed. Local newsrooms follow a strict pre-publication fact-checking protocol. A national task team has been established to assist in bringing you credible news reports on Covid-19. Readers with any comments or queries may contact National Group Editor Irma Green (irma@caxton.co.za) or Legal Adviser Helene Eloff (helene@caxton.co.za).
