“Drag is the art of transformation, it is an expression of oneself through performance”. Chante Harries, an experienced drag queen from Parkwood (Cape Town), is the showpiece of “drag with a purpose, celebrate diversity”, an initiative launched with an aim to rehabilitate young women involved in […]
The work that I am interested in and do a lot of is work dealing with issues of rape and other social issues, this is based on personal experiences as much as it is a global issue. My one biggest interest is using self-portraiture to speak about a […]
Out of work is a photographic series reflecting on phases I experienced living with my partner. While I am a full-time student, she is a full-time employee. The roles and responsibilities in our household have shifted drastically. Change has never been easy anyhow; such situations can be strenuous because […]
The Yeoville market is filled with food, clothing and people. Of course it would have been the easier way of representing the Yeoville market as a whole with human features in my work. But with the harassment I was getting there from male stallholders, I had to think on […]
Underlying my work is the desire to learn more about empathy, sympathy, and compassion, and to convey these human traits in a way that impacts lives. My choice of subject is rooted in intuition and is propelled by a reflective desire to understand myself as a young black woman. As […]