Exhibition | [re]present
[re]present was a three part public showcase by Contemporary Archive Project on 28, 29 April & 1 May 2023 at Msinsi Inanda Dam, Isithumba Community Development Centre and at eThekwini Beach (Blue Lagoon). 

[re]present is a project with a specific mandate towards the decentralisation of photography’s common trajectory of: Make > Take away [from place of origin] > Present [in galleries, online, print].   Most of this cycle can often take place without the knowledge (or benefit) of the community in which the work was made. This project will prioritise CAP’s core value of conscientised and ethical practice within photographic and text-based documentary work. The project in its structure, outdoor nature and choice of locations takes photography to areas outside of the main centre of Durban. The works, [re]presented in areas in which they were made, breaks an established mould of ‘taking’ work away from their original locality and into urban gallery spaces and online platforms. The project promotes physical [re]presentation ofphotographic works and text in locations in which the work was made. The works were exhibited at three locations: Msinsi Inanda Dam, Isithumba Community Development Centre and at eThekwini Beach (Blue Lagoon) featuring photography by Thobani K, Mandisa Buthelezi, Lindokuhle Ndlovu, Paulo Menezes and Niamh Walsh-Vorster. [re]present is funded by the Goethe-Institut Project Space (GPS) project grant 2023.  [re]present is funded by the Goethe-Institut Project Space (GPS) project grant 2023.
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Hi There, my name is Mandisa

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