From African Digital Art:
More here‘People they always tell negative stories about Africa.” “When I understood the political set up. I made it my conviction to go out there through my art and try to paint a different picture of the other”. Growing up in post-apartheid South Africa, photographer Zwelethu Mthethwa is concerned with documenting the history of people on the fringe of society, especially those categorised as “the other”. His large-scale photographs display a side of Africa that is mundane yet beautiful. What’s instantly noticeable in his photographs is his use of colour, preferring to photograph his subjects in colour rather than black and white to give a dynamic and context to those being portrayed. His portraits of migrant workers also focus on challenging our perception of what is different, and particularly, how we look at the poorer members of our society. He talks to us about the future of photography in Africa.
Image courtesy of Zwelethu Mthethwa
