Category: News
COSATU march in Cape Town
Approximately 10.000 people gathered in Keizersgracht Street on the 6th of August for a march to Parliament. This was done to protest against the rising electricity, fuel and food prices. The protesters expressed their lack of faith in the government’s ability to fix the country’s economic problems. Having failed to meet the peoples needs for so long, the politicians are
Reflecting on Goldblatt – from Gugs to Rhodes
David Goldblatt’s photographs are uncanny in their capacity to highlight South African un-ease, suggests Neelika Jayawardane. Reflecting on a re-visitation of his early oeuvre, Jayawardane and Goldblatt discuss the photographs’ visual elaboration of the unspeakable: racial intimacy and fear, suppressed sexuality, the face of power, and – most taboo of all – a tension between responsibility and disavowal engendered in
Photographer and Artist Omar Badsha is recognised with a National Order
Mr. Badsha received a Ministerial Commendation from Minister Marais at the 2017/18 Cultural Affairs Awards, hosted by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport. Besides his work as a photographer and artist, Mr. Badsha founded the South African History Online (SAHO) website in 1999, which has become one of Africa’s largest history websites. The website is a non-partisan people’s history project and
Article & Interview: MADS NØRGAARD, PHOTOGRAPHER by Dylan Culhane
Mads Nørgaard is a talented Danish photographer who has made Cape Town his home for the last five years. His focus on liminal spaces piqued VISI’s interest, especially as the imminent World Design Capital 2014 brings urban planning and design into the spotlight. Dylan Culhane speaks to him about his work. VISI: How did your journey with photography begin? Mads Nørgaard: My first
Featured: Photography by Mads Nørgaard by Alix-Rose Cowie
Mads Nørgaard is a documentary and commercial photographer born in Denmark and educated here in South Africa where he is based. His ‘One Picture Stories’ series is a great example of his ability to grab a moment from his subjects’ everyday lives and make us think about who they are. His documentary work focuses on topics like transport and day to day
Xenophobic attacks in townships across South Africa, May 11 2008
On May 11 2008, an outburst of xenophobic violence in the Johannesburg Township Alexandra triggered more xenophobic violence in other townships. Firstly, it only spread in the Gauteng province. After two weeks, the violence spread to other urban areas across the country, mainly Durban and Cape Town. But it also emerged in townships in more rural areas such as Limpopo
Zimbabweans use social media to rally up support for march, 18 November 2017
#ThisFlag #FREEPASTOREVAN #NoCorruption #Justice #NoToPoverty #AriseZimbabwe These are some of the hashtags used by the zimbabwean community and activists across South Africa to gain support for a planned march in Zimbabwe and South Africa. The call is for a new leadership that will “relieve the suffering endured” by the nation under President Robert Mugabe.
Robin Hammond – photojournalist
Robin Hammond is the recipient of the W.Eugene Smith Fund for Humanistic Photography, a World Press Photo prize, the Pictures of the Year International World Understanding Award and four Amnesty International awards for Human Rights journalism. He has dedicated his career to documenting human rights and development issues around the world through long-term photographic projects. Robin won the FotoEvidence Book
Michael Elion’s Ray Ban sculpture has been defaced, 18 November 2014
Michael Elion’s controversial artwork, Perceiving Freedom, on Sea Point promenade in Cape Town was defaced overnight. Link to article: www.citypress.co.za/news/mandela-sunglasses-sculpture-defaced