Blues In Giovanni’s Room, James Baldwin says “Perhaps home is not a place but simply an irrevocable condition”. ‘Stay at home’ became an idea of momentary and ambiguous existence. I found comfort outside my balcony, I experienced warm affections without touch, through a wave and or smile through my lens. I smile. In finding deep appreciation as love surrounds me, and unlearning selfish acts of being self involved, is rewarding. Having the […]
[spacer height=”20px”] With everything that is happening in the country. With the very first announcement of the lockdown. Most citizens ran home immediately. From shacks in Johannesburg to high end Kingdoms in the respective hometowns, from top of the range apartments to drizzly shacks and uncomfortable bunk beds that now have your feet hanging on the edge. Some were not lucky enough to move around, some have nowhere to go and some have no where to go “home” to. What […]
This series of work is a personal view on the impact of the National Lockdown due to the pandemic known as COVID-19. After being aware of my situation and constantly being indoors, and the thought of creating work on how this pandemic impacted not only my surroundings, but my mental space. These images were curated under the circumstances of how isolated I’ve felt since the beginning of the national lockdown and how it had me drowning in deep thoughts, […]
[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] During the first days of the Lockdown I actually spent most of my time out working on stories and shooting. However, as the days progressed, l would occasionally go out and as well as work from home. The more time l spent at home with my family, the easier it would be to start a conversation about the past, present and the possible future. Conversations about past experiences, events, people we used to know and old […]
[spacer height=”20px”] [spacer height=”20px”] Home to others can be a big mansion in an affluent suburb, to others it can be a 4-roomed house in the township or a small shack in an informal settlement. My home is in Kagiso on the outskirts of what used to be a bustling mining town of Krugersdorp. Being on a government-enforced lockdown because of Covid-19 has been difficult to swallow for me. The career I’m pursuing demands that I be on the move […]