Archive: Issue No. 88, December 2004

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David Lurie

David Lurie
untitled
archival inkjet prints on Lyson paper
297 x 420mm, 11.69 x 16.54in

David Lurie

David Lurie
untitled
archival inkjet prints on Lyson paper
297 x 420mm, 11.69 x 16.54in

David Lurie

David Lurie
untitled
archival inkjet prints on Lyson paper
297 x 420mm, 11.69 x 16.54in


Two new books investigate distinct aspects of the land and people in Africa
by Kresta Tyler Johnson

Two new books launched in November showcase South African photographers. The first, as mentioned last month in ArtThrob, was the book, Cape Town Fringe: Manenberg Avenue is Where it's Happening by David Lurie. It was published in conjunction with an exhibition of Lurie's work at PhotoZA, documenting the Manenberg area in Cape Town. The book is an exploration of a 'series of portraits a place and a community that exist on the very fringes of Cape Town.'

The black and white images investigate the individuals who live in the coloured township known as Manenberg. The people of this historically violent township, geographically isolated from other townships by highways and buffer strips, are often forgotten and left to subsist on minimal resources in constant fear of gangs and gang violence. Lurie's photographs provide a sense of humanity to the community and remind others of its existence.

A successful photographer, Lurie began working on the Manenberg project in 2001. He spent six months documenting life in and around Manenberg Avenue. Prior to this, he created the work for Life in the Liberated Zone.

Journey is a showcase of the work of Deborah Good and Murray Collins. A combination of photographs and essays, the book is a reflection on the experiences of the photographers who travelled in a 4x4 with a rooftop tent to discover Africa - 'This decision was not taken lightly and led them on a path of discovery: of the African continent, themselves and life.'

Both photographers live and work in Durban. Good began as a photographic model, before becoming a full time photographer, and Collins is a businessman as well as photographer. The book of their adventures across the continent is being published by Bell-Roberts Publishing.
 


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