Thabiso Sekgala 2013/14
The photographs of the South African artist Thabiso Sekgala (1981-2014) shift between sober documentation, casual snapshots and almost painterly composition. Growing up in South Africa during and after the apartheid era has heightened Sekgala's awareness of location and belonging. His studies at the renowned Market Photo Workshop founded by David Goldblatt in Johannesburg introduced him to social documentary photography, which has become an equally important influence on his art. His current works from Germany, Jordan, Zimbabwe and other countries are a critique of categories such as home and identity, revealing their fragility and ultimately exposing them as ideological constructs.
Education/grants:
| 2013 | HIWAR/Darat al Funun – The Khalid Shoman Foundation, Amman |
| 2012 | History Matters Residency, CCA, Lagos |
| 2010 | Borders Master Class, Market Photo Workshop, Johannesburg |
Selected solo shows:
| 2011 | Homeland, Market Photo Workshop, Johannesburg; Recyclart & The Viewer, Brüssel |
Selected group shows:
| 2013 | The Space Between Us, ifa-Galerie, Berlin |
| 2013 | Transition, Les Rencontres d’Arles 2013, Arles |
| 2012/2013 | The Rise and Fall of Apartheid, ICP, New York; Haus der Kunst, Munich |
| 2012 | Shoe Shop, Goethe-Institut Johannesburg |
Exhibition at Künstlerhaus Bethanien:
Thabiso Sekgala - "Paradise"
24 January to 16 February 2014
Opening 23. January 2014, 7pm
The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue (English):
Thabiso Sekgala – Paradise, with essays by Simon Njami and Post Brothers, ed. by Nicola Müllerschön and Christoph Tannert, Dortmund: Kettler, 2014.