Watch: Ernest Cole Award 2022 - Lebohang Kganye and Ernest Cole

“For when a train goes by at speed these passengers look like clothes hanging on a washline“. Lebohang Kganye reflects on the work of Ernest Cole, alongside Santu Mofokeng, and Jo Ractliffe, with specific reference to images of, in or from trains. Kganye speaks of trains as markers of segregation, of the “dehumanising conditions” black African workers endured. Kganye reflects on contemporary South African artists, such as Zanele Muholi and Sabelo Mlangeni, and the 2018-2019 research project titled “Not The Usual Suspects“, produced and curated by Ingrid Masondo.

Submissions for the Ernest Cole Award 2022 opened on 03 May 2022 and will continue through 06 June 2022. For more information, contact info@phototool.co.za or visit https://www.phototool.co.za/ to access the Ernest Cole Award website under the 'Awards' tab.

Posted 18/05/2022.