Umhlola

Umhlola is the new series of images submitted for the Spier Contemporary exhibition 2010. Isizathu soku biza lamafoto ngeli gama ndithande indlela lomsebenzi omtsha udibene ngayo. Umhlola means to be embarrased or amazed it depends on the context. Lomsebenzi omtsha indlela ongayo kukuqonda umsebenzi wokuthwebula amafoto ajongene nobume bumntu onje ngam.

Kukho amanye amafoto athwebulwe ngaphandle kwestudiyo ajongene nendalo kawakunye nentsebenziswano phakathi komntu nendalo. La amafoto ajongene nemizekelo enjengomzimba njengomzekelo wesiqu. The body of work is an attempt to steer away from the previous series of images but I still make use of the same ideas in some of the images for example the white cloth.

I recently met up with a traditional Xhosa musician and she plays native instruments such as uHadi, umRhubhe and isiTolotolo. Madosini is her stage name and I was taking her images for the visiting artists lectures at the music department.

Black And White

The new pin-hole photographs are a series of images that look at the body. I chose to use pin hole because I liked the simplicity and the lack of quality in the images. The detail in some of the images kind of made me think of an exhibition I saw of photographs in Johannesburg this winter.

body

The new emphasis on the nude/naked body of images was a success. The gallery loved the new take and the next step is to print and look at the different combinations that may work. So far I have been thinking about choosing one or two images from this body of work but I am open to suggestions. Ek is tans besig om te lees oor gay tribe en ek moet dit se ek voel deel van die tribe en hoe meer ek lees hoe intereseerd ek is oor my prosess van werk.

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Ze

Dit is die titel van die nuwe reeks van my beelde. Inkcupha buchopho is ook Nicholas Hlobo se kunswerk wat ek gesien het toe ek het by hom gekuier. Ek is gelukig met hierdie reeks beelde vir die toegang vir die Spier Contemporary uitstalling. Alles is nou aan die gang en Michael is ook gelukig en die Mapplethorpe boeke wat hy my geleen het is iets om deur te kyk.

Exhibition

I recently went to the What If The World exhibition of Athi Patra Ruga and the Michael Stevenson Exhibitions of Simon Gush, Forex Zineb Sedira and Wim Botha. Athi's works were all great and the show was interesting fun I can't wait to have another show soon. I will be going to the Johannesburg soon to do some research and site seeing plus work.