This project is about a man from Ghana that works at the Yeoville Market. This ‘African man’ called Alexanda has spent 5 years without a legal South African Residence permit. The mother of his children is from South Africa and he has a family of three. Alexanda came to South Africa to further his education, he studied marketing in Ghana for 3 years and was expecting to get a bursary to study further but could not due to not […]
This essay is an exploration around the Yeoville Market. The idea is to rescue the history of this suburb. While culturally rich it is depredated by crime. The story I chose to portray is about a family – their motivations and challenges. The intention is to revitalize this heritage in some way through photography. There is a strong woman, owner of a charming smile. She learned her still small profession with her mother at home. She speaks French […]
My mother once told me a story of how during Christmas time, her mother would buy one large roll of fabric and from that roll she would make a Christmas outfit for each one of her children, nieces and nephews. The younger girls would get flared out skirts and the older girls would have theirs made more fitted around the waist. The boys would get bow ties and buttoned shirts to match. She would add little accents of a pocket […]