Figures and Fictions Exhibition

The Parliament - Kudzanai Chiurai

'Babalwa', (from the series Real Beauty) - 2008 - Jodi Bieber

'Blitz Maaneveld' (from the Ex-Offenders series) - 2008 - David Goldblatt

Mini - 2010 - Zanele Muholi

African Street Style - 'Lolo'

African Street Style - 'Lolo'

African Street Style - 'Lolo'

African Street Style - 'Lolo'

African Street Style - 'Lolo'

African Street Style - 'Lolo'

The Brave Ones - Zwelethu Mthethwa

The Brave Ones - Zwelethu Mthethwa

The Brave Ones - Zwelethu Mthethwa

Security - Mikhael Subotzky

Friday Night Late - Afropolitan

Scarf Printing

Afropolitan catwalk show

Afropolitan catwalk show

Partly inspiration & work was seeing the V&A exhibition Figures and Fictions Contemporary South African Photography. I was lucky enough to work on the Afropolitans friday night late. So I got to see all the activities going on, including scarf printing.

The Ex-Offenders series (2008) by David Goldblatt, was very interesting to read the story behind each image. The black and white photograph of Blitz Maaneveld, I found quite shocking. His story was full of violence, and the description ended with telling of that after this photo was taken he was murdered not long after.

From more of a fashion point of view I enjoyed the picture of Mini with the array of coloured combs in his hair. Also the street style photographs by Nonsikelelo 'Lolo" Veleko, it is interesting for me to compare Africa to London and New York street style shoots. African street style, shows individuality with many bright colours layered together.

About this exhibition: presented the vibrant and sophisticated photographic culture that has emerged in post-apartheid South Africa. It featured works by some of the most exciting and inventive photographers living and working in South Africa today. The photographs on display responded to the country's powerful rethinking of issues of identity across race, gender, class and politics.