'?' an exhibition of work from the 2020 democraSEE workshop Maputo
democraSEE MAPUTO
democraSEE MAPUTO is a photography workshop as part of a series of workshops with the aim to develop and engage with contemporary photography stories that deal with social, political and identity issues in the Africa, to ultimately advance the conversation about democracy and human rights, presented by John Fleetwood from Photo:.
The first workshop took place between from the 23 Nov to 4 Dec 2020 in Maputo.
The workshop will culminate in an exhibition titled ‘?’curated by John Fleetwood, on 4 December 2020 in Maputo.
More workshops are planned for 2021 in Dar es Salam (Tanzania) and Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire.)
EXHIBITION:
‘?’
Curated by John Fleetwood
Date: 04 Dec 2020
Time: 17h00
Venue: Centro Cultural Moçambicano-Alemão Goethe-Zentrum Maputo. AV. Samora Machel n.468
What we see as photographs are small parts of a larger reality. By removing these cuts from reality to function as an image, we remove their context. Perhaps we can think of it as a way to ask new questions. Once removed from its reality, we start to wonder about the image’s context, what happened when the photograph was made? Where does this image come from? In fact, photographs can be seen as questions about what they present.
This exhibition includes the work of the participants of the 10-day democraSEE MAPUTO photography workshop, conducted by John Fleetwood, a South African based curator, with Mozambican photographer Mauro Vombe.
The workshop looked at visibilities, invisibilities and erasures that are part of any process of making images, and how these in/visibilities position photographers and their work in the context of larger socio-political discussions of our times
Participating photographers for democraSEE Maputo are:
David Aguacheiro
Januário Magaia
Lillian Benny
Ouri Pota
Thandi Pinto
Tina Krüger
Vladimir de Sousa
Yassmin Forte
About the democraSEE workshops
democraSEE MAPUTO is a photography workshop as part of a series of workshops with the aim to develop and engage with contemporary photography stories that deal with social, political and identity issues in the Africa, to ultimately advance the conversation about democracy and human rights, presented by John Fleetwood from Photo:.
The workshops are two-week photography learning encounters to develop stories and important contemporary photography that deals with social, political, environmental and identity issues. The workshops are linked to democraSEE, an award and mentorship platform.
Drawing on a group of photographers who are interested in sharing, developing and improving their existing or new photography stories, the workshops will seek to develop visual languages and content that opens conversations about issues of representation, positionality and visibilities. This project will also reflect on the ways in which these concerns have been impacted upon in relation to the global Covid-19 pandemic. The workshops will additionally look at ways in which photography can engage with the public.
The democraSEE workshops are collaborative and co-produced between Photo:, the Goethe-Instituts in Johannesburg, Abidjan and Dar-es-Salam, as well as the Goethe-Zentrum and the Centro Cultural Moçambicano-Alemão in Maputo.
Partners:
Photo:
Photo: is a multi-operation platform for the development and promotion of socially engaged photography practices, photographers and critical visual culture.
Through curatorial and educational projects throughout the African continent and beyond, Photo: promotes emerging and practicing photographers and photography with the aim to encourage critical and experimental approaches/responses, that challenge and stimulate how we think about photography and our world.
Central to its vision, is the idea that photography can be a delicate tool for social change.
Goethe Insitut:
The Goethe-Institut is the Federal Republic of Germany’s cultural institute, active worldwide. The Goethe-Insitut promotes the study of German abroad and encourage international cultural exchange.
CCMA - Centro Cultural Moçambicano-Alemão Goethe-Zentrum Maputo:
The Mozambican-German Cultural Center (CCMA) in Maputo promotes local and German artists, as well as the German language. CCMA offers a variety of cultural activities and events.
For more information, email:
Ravélle Pillay
ravellep@phototool.co.za
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[posted 04/12/2020]