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Hero Within
Melanie Cleary at The Photographers GalleryHero Within catalogues photographer Melanie Cleary’s past three years following body building competitions in and around the Cape Peninsula, offering an insight into the popular sport.
05 September 2009 - 26 September 2009
'New Years Day'
Melanie Cleary at The Photographers GalleryThe Photographers Gallery za in Cape Town is proud to present Melanie Cleary’s second solo exhibition.
New Years Day was photographed in Durban, South Africa on 31 December 2011 and 1 January 2012. Cleary’s interest in ritual and tradition took her to one of South Africa’s most popular holiday destinations. More than 100 000 visitors are known to come together annually to usher in the new year on the beaches and the pools of Durban’s North Beach. Cleary focused her series on capturing iconic individual portraits in a backdrop of thousands of onlookers.
06 June 2012 - 30 June 2012
