Santu Mofokeng: alternative ways of seeing (1996-2013)

dc.contributor.authorWienand, Annabelle
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-07T16:52:57Z
dc.date.available2016-07-07T16:52:57Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.date.updated2016-06-27T13:05:33Z
dc.description.abstractOver the past thirty years Santu Mofokeng has developed a radical and alternative photographic documentation of South African life. He has come to occupy a prominent space in international and local photography worlds and is considered a major contemporary artist. His work is mainly devoted to scenes of everyday life, but he has also been concerned with representing landscape in relation to history, memory and trauma. More recently he has photographed the marks of environmental damage to the landscape and the desecration of spiritual sites. Throughout his life Mofokeng has also produced work that investigates spirituality, both as a part of black South African cultural and social experience, and in a more personal capacity. This article considers how Mofokeng’s work provides an opportunity to consider the spiritual and social challenges raised by the HIV epidemic in South Africa. Mofokeng has produced two photographic series which engage tangentially with the epidemic: Chasing Shadows1 and Child-headed Households.en_ZA
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17533171.2014.925653
dc.identifier.apacitationWienand, A. (2014). Santu Mofokeng: alternative ways of seeing (1996-2013). <i>Safundi: The Journal of South African and American Studies</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20252en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationWienand, Annabelle "Santu Mofokeng: alternative ways of seeing (1996-2013)." <i>Safundi: The Journal of South African and American Studies</i> (2014) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20252en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationWienand, A. (2014). Santu Mofokeng: alternative ways of seeing (1996–2013). Safundi, 15(2-3), 307-328.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1753-3171en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Wienand, Annabelle AB - Over the past thirty years Santu Mofokeng has developed a radical and alternative photographic documentation of South African life. He has come to occupy a prominent space in international and local photography worlds and is considered a major contemporary artist. His work is mainly devoted to scenes of everyday life, but he has also been concerned with representing landscape in relation to history, memory and trauma. More recently he has photographed the marks of environmental damage to the landscape and the desecration of spiritual sites. Throughout his life Mofokeng has also produced work that investigates spirituality, both as a part of black South African cultural and social experience, and in a more personal capacity. This article considers how Mofokeng’s work provides an opportunity to consider the spiritual and social challenges raised by the HIV epidemic in South Africa. Mofokeng has produced two photographic series which engage tangentially with the epidemic: Chasing Shadows1 and Child-headed Households. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Safundi: The Journal of South African and American Studies LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 SM - 1753-3171 T1 - Santu Mofokeng: alternative ways of seeing (1996-2013) TI - Santu Mofokeng: alternative ways of seeing (1996-2013) UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20252 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationWienand A. Santu Mofokeng: alternative ways of seeing (1996-2013). Safundi: The Journal of South African and American Studies. 2014; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20252.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Social Science Research(CSSR)en_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceSafundi: The Journal of South African and American Studiesen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rsaf20?open=15&repitition=0#vol_15
dc.titleSantu Mofokeng: alternative ways of seeing (1996-2013)en_ZA
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