Phumzile Khanyile
Phumzile Khanyile (born 1991) is a South African photographer, living in Johannesburg.[1][2] Her series Plastic Crowns is about women's lives and sexual politics.[3] The series has been shown in group exhibitions at the Palace of the Dukes of Cadaval in Evora, Portugal; Iziko South African National Gallery in Cape Town; and the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia; and was a winner of the CAP Prize for Contemporary African Photography,
Early life and education
Khanyile was born in Tladi, Soweto, South Africa.[4] She studied photography at the Market Photo Workshop from 2013.[5]
Life and work
Plastic Crowns is a series of
snapshot aesthetic,[9][10] "as if they're from a private journal",[3] "raw and out-of-focus [. . . ] as much from the family album snapshot as the rough urban glamour of postwar Japanese photography".[11] Plastic Crowns came about through Khanyile spending a lot of time indoors, having been too "scared to leave her house since she was attacked on the streets."[6]
Khanyile and Nkosinathi Khumalo direct the Johannesburg project space Zulu Republik.[11]
Publications
Publications by Khanyile
- Plastic Crowns. Johannesburg: Market Photo Workshop.
Publications with contributions by Khanyile
- Afrotopia. Paris: Dilecta, 2017. Ministère de la Culture du Mali; Institut Français. With texts by Marie-Ann Yemsi, Felwine Sarr, Thulie Gamedze, Cédric Aurelle. ISBN 978-2373720495. Published on the occasion of African Photography Encounters, Bamako, Mali, 2017/2018.
- Paris Nude. By Mary McCartney. London: HENI, 2019. ISBN 9781912122257.
- Africa State of Mind: Contemporary Photography Reimagines a Continent. London: Thames & Hudson, 2020. ISBN 978-0500545164.[12]
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
Group exhibitions
- African Passions, Palace of the Dukes of Cadaval, Evora Africa (African art and music festival), Evora, Portugal, 2018. Curated by André Magnin and Philippe Boutté. Included work from Plastic Crowns.[3][15][16]
- Not the Usual Suspects, Iziko South African National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa, 2018/2019. A tribute to the Market Photo Workshop. Included work from Plastic Crowns.[17][18]
- NGV Triennial, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, 2020/2021. Included work from Plastic Crowns.[7][8]
Awards
- 2015: Gisèle Wulfsohn Mentorship in Photography, from the Market Photo Workshop and the family and friends of Wulfsohn.[19] Mentorship with Ayana V. Jackson.[5]
- 2018: 1 of 5 winners, CAP Prize for Contemporary African Photography, for Plastic Crowns[1][20]
References
- ^ a b "Contemporary African Photography Prize winners announced". British Journal of Photography. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Platform Africa". Aperture (227). 2017.
- ^ ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "When the photographer turns the camera on herself". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Phumzile Khanyile: Plastic Crowns". omenkaonline.com. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ a b Almino, Elisa Wouk (4 May 2017). "Learning Political Lessons at the 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ a b Stephens, Andrew (4 December 2020). "NGV Triennial gets under the skin with contemporary African visions". The Age. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ a b Gosling, Emily (17 December 2020). "Identity and Speculation Are at the Heart of This Brave Australian Triennial". Elephant. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Aesthetica Magazine - Celebrating Tradition". Aesthetica Magazine. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Our Ten Favorite Pieces at Frieze and Beyond". Vice. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Celebrating the collective consciousness of contemporary African photography". Hero magazine. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Photo Workshop Gallery". Artforum. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Plastic Crowns". Market Photo Workshop. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Evora Africa: crossing continents". Financial Times. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "African Passions: Beyond Geography, History and Bodies". Elephant. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Not the Usual Suspects". Vogue Italia. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Living, Breathing Past: 'Not the Usual Suspects' at ISANG". ArtThrob. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "2015 Gisèle Wulfsohn Mentorship Recipient". Market Photo Workshop. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ Blignaut, Charl. "What does the new wave of African photography say about us?". News24. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
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