erratum : nicky newman is featured in YUM and not deerpark cafe.
its that day and im burning a bit of midnight oil, reviewing the finishing touches we have to make in the morning, its been all really mind blowing to GHETTOGETHER the people that are exhibitiing this year.RESPECT to all those involved and thanks for your energy.
as it stands the MAPP is what is the major hand out for the opening nite. so for those of u that will check out the blogspot. here is the Spots around town to check out from Thursday Onwards.
So this is what we have So Farr.
lolas - long st >> gary van wyk and yasser booley
Yum - vredehoek >> nicky newman
crush - st georges mall >> jade rabies
portabello -long st >> anita van zyl ,nadia brown
royale - long st >> xander ferreira
vanilla - st johns st >> elmarie kirchner
friedas - bree st >> haroun masoet , erika , mandy schreider
cape town tourism - cnr burg and castle >> imlilo yethu(street photographers group.
speakers corner - church square >>> lindiwe ntkutha
updates will follow as the week progresses.
this is an organic process and
to be organic is to be human
a one day project that was really awesomely welcomed by Mitchells Plain Youth, the one day fest organised by Rozzano called INVEST IN THE YOUTH >> was a celebration of what happens with hard work and determination, MOPPsters took out some photos from our travels and our observations of our surroundings, A multitude of questions came up and the interest in the work made us think,
LETS GET IT TO THE PEOPLE.
so soon we will get our roadshow to a place near you.
I studied Journalism and Pyschology at Rhodes in the mid-80s. Photojournalism was the course I loved most. Armed with an old SLR with a broken light meter, I eagerly went out onto the streets to shoot the apartheid battles that were raging. Slap, bang, the Emergency Media Regulation were enforced. No taking pictures of any kind, of any action, or police or building bla bla with hectic fines or jail time as a consequence. I learned to shoot quickly, from the hip, with one chance to get the shot. Rapidly change film, hide it, smuggle it out and keep shooting, disguising the camera by wrapping it in a scarf.
20 years later I make documentaries but photography remains my first love, although I’ve never really shaken the feeling that I’m doing something “wrong/illegal” when I’m taking a picture, I still tend to look over my shoulder a lot. There is something about a single image that doesn’t talk or move, that you can take your time over, look at, absorb, come back to it, look again – that a film doesn’t satisfy. I find myself trying to use stills in my films all the time.
For this MOPP exhibition, I’ve chosen a selection of pictures I’ve shot over the years that speak of connections of one kind or another. All hail to the energy, ideas and spirit of the core team who have gotten this inspirational happening together.
I have attended the photography classes at CTSP three years ago. Have been part of group exhibitions. My passion is still black-and-white photography and printing in the darkroom.
Work:
My exhibition is about the togetherness of woman. The images portray how the bearing of children bridges any divides whether cultural, ethnic or economical. We see the joy and symmetry of two expectant mothers on the threshold of a new togetherness with their babies.
Kind regards
Elmarie
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erratum : nicky newman is featured in YUM and not deerpark cafe.
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