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Santu Mofokeng
Santu Mofokeng
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Description for Santu Mofokeng
Hardcover. Analyses the sensibilities, aspirations and self-image of the urban black population in South Africa and its desire for representation and social recognition in times of colonial rule and suppression. This book contains the complete sequence of slides with reproduced photographs and Mofokeng's own texts. Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 260 x 24. Weight in Grams: 776.
This book is a reproduction of an artwork, bearing the same title, by Santu Mofokeng. The work, which is as much a research project as it is a work of art, is comprised of private photographs collected, scanned, and retouched over a number of years by the artist. Each of the original images were commissioned by urban black working and middle-class families in South Africa between 1890 and 1950, a time when the government was entrenching its infamous policies towards those designated as “natives.” Painterly in style, the images evoke the artifices of Victorian photography and reveal something about how ... Read more
This book is a reproduction of an artwork, bearing the same title, by Santu Mofokeng. The work, which is as much a research project as it is a work of art, is comprised of private photographs collected, scanned, and retouched over a number of years by the artist. Each of the original images were commissioned by urban black working and middle-class families in South Africa between 1890 and 1950, a time when the government was entrenching its infamous policies towards those designated as “natives.” Painterly in style, the images evoke the artifices of Victorian photography and reveal something about how ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Steidl Publishers Germany
Number of pages
152
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
764g
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
Gottingen, Germany
ISBN
9783869303109
SKU
V9783869303109
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