This work focuses on the aspect of how some people’s trash can turn into gold, looking at how far these guys come from just to open and close our bins. I have chosen this concept because I was always exposed to township cleaners but didn’t pay much attention to it. Growing up we used to see a van exchanging snacks for empty bottles and we used to call it Banana Kar. These men were doing recycling similar to the […]
Johannesburg has always been seen as a city of hope. This project shows the reality of the Yeoville Market, but also reflects the hopes and aspirations of its traders. The Market is a community of migrants, mostly economic migrants from all over Africa. It is a vibrant, colourful, often chaotic pan-African space. These images look at how people adapt to a new and foreign space, a space with different types of soil, food and cultures. How they utilize the […]
The series of images I have developed focuses on the aura of the market. The market on the surface deals with the reality of gain vs. loss or the process of exchange. Beyond that lies a subtle ritual, an invisible language, a notion of give and take and a common ground between the space and the people occupying the space. The dialogue I have picked up in the space is that individuals bring with them their spirituality and beliefs. […]
The title of this body of work is 10 Years and Beyond. It focuses on the marketeers that have been at the market for more than 10 years and who are still selling at the market today. Some of the marketeers have achieved a lot with the little money that they make at the market. They all come from different places leaving their families, just to make ends meet.