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Recent Posts

  • A History of Silence — reclamation magazine 03/04/2021
  • An Artist’s Reframing of the Past — reclamation magazine 26/02/2021
  • Symmetry in a World Out of Kilter — reclamation magazine 25/01/2021
  • A Year of Gratitude — reclamation magazine 14/12/2020
  • A Portrait of Respectability — reclamation magazine 16/11/2020

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"For here the past survives in the scent of a coffee bean, a person's history is captured in the shape of an ear and those most precious memories are hidden in the safest place of all. Safe from fire or floods or war in stories. Stories remembered, until they are ready to be told. Or perhaps simply ready to be heard."
Voices leak identities, someone told me recently when I confessed to being terrified of public speaking. I had been asked to present a #lecture on the #cultural aspects of #slavery, for an online seminar. In spite of feeling confident about the topic, I was aware of a familiar pervasive feeling of dread.
Lockdown has provided some time to dig through the #past. In the absence of a recorded #history, it's these humble images that contain the #memories of how we lived and #resisted the #dominant #apartheid #narratives. Like many of my parents' generation, the mostly black and white images are contained in biscuit tins and chocolate boxes.
"I am weak from thirst and hunger.
100 Flavours: an #exhibition of #food from all over South Africa @makerslanding @vandawaterfront celebrates the #diverse, #multicultural #heritage of the food we eat.
The Madonna and Child of Soweto, aka The Black Madonna, at Regina Mundi Church in #Soweto, was painted by Larry Scully (1922-2002).
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