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Singarum Jeevaruthnam moodley
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Exhibition : « Who I Am Rediscovered Portraits from Apartheid South Africa »
The Walther Collection is pleased to present Who I Am, a selection of rediscovered studio portraits from apartheid South Africa. Capturing an astonishing array of individuals and appearances, these black-and-white images portray poor and working-class patrons playing with traditional and modernist modes of dress and displaying cross-cultural challenges to socially accepted family, ethnic, and gender roles. The portraits were taken between 1972 and 1984 by photographer Singarum Jeevaruthnam Moodley, nicknamed "Kitty," at Kitty's Studio in Pietermaritzburg, the capital of the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The photographs offer an evocative and refreshing view of apartheid-era South African society, and expand the history of vernacular studio portraiture in Africa. A vibrant community institution...
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The Walther Collection is pleased to present Who I Am, a selection of rediscovered studio portraits from apartheid South Africa. Capturing an astonishing array of individuals and appearances, these black-and-white images portray poor and working-class patrons playing with traditional and modernist modes of dress and displaying cross-cultural challenges to socially accepted family, ethnic, and gender roles. The portraits were taken between 1972 and 1984 by photographer Singarum Jeevaruthnam Moodley, nicknamed "Kitty," at Kitty's Studio in Pietermaritzburg, the capital of the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The photographs offer an evocative and refreshing view of apartheid-era South African society, and expand the history of vernacular studio portraiture in Africa.
A vibrant community institution...