Apartheid

Unpacking the trauma of apartheid on film
Magazine

Unpacking the trauma of apartheid on film

Freedom or Death — Gideon Mendel made his name as one of South Africa’s leading ‘struggle photographers’, unflinchingly documenting the most brutal years of apartheid. Now, over 25 years later, he is revisiting the forgotten parts of his archive and unpacking the trauma he witnessed in his formative years.

Written by: Gideon Mendel

Unpacking the privilege of life as a white South African
Photography

Unpacking the privilege of life as a white South African

Un/Settled — As a child of the post-apartheid generation, photographer Sydelle Willow Smith has found that her relationship with home poses more questions than answers.

Written by: Sydelle Willow Smith

Life in the shadow of South Africa’s gold mines
Photography

Life in the shadow of South Africa’s gold mines

Chasing El Dorado — In a new exhibition, photographer Marc Shoul examines the contrasting fortunes of those living in the country’s places of gold.

Written by: Niall Flynn

The white South Africans longing for Apartheid's return
Photography

The white South Africans longing for Apartheid's return

Stuck in the past — In the secluded village of Kleinfontein residents refuse to accept the diversity of South Africa as the modern Rainbow Nation, instead living a life of segregation and racism, as they long to return to their Apartheid past.

Written by: Michael Segalov

Pro-Palestine activists shut down Israeli cosmetics shop on Nakba day
Activism

Pro-Palestine activists shut down Israeli cosmetics shop on Nakba day

Remembering “the Catastrophe” — To commemorate the Nakba in 1948, in which Palestinians were forced from their homes to create Israel, activists protested Sabon, whose factory is built on former Palestinian villages.

Written by: Alex King

Video: War photographers reveal the long-term trauma of their difficult profession
Photography

Video: War photographers reveal the long-term trauma of their difficult profession

"A death unrecorded is a death forgotten." — A six-part short film series explores the long-term psychological effects of documenting moments of conflict, from the civil war in Syria to domestic violence in New York.

Written by: Adam White

Photographer Jason Larkin unpicks South Africa’s complex present
Photography

Photographer Jason Larkin unpicks South Africa’s complex present

Waiting and Platinum — Jason Larkin releases two photography projects from South Africa, Waiting and Platinum, which reveal the subtle complexities of the Rainbow Nation two decades after apartheid.

Written by: Alex King

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