Vuma from the series Sabela Uyabizwa

Phumzile Khanyile

Vuma from the series Sabela Uyabizwa, 202150 x 65cmSign in to view price
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Material
giclée print on hahnemühle photo rag
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.

This black and white photograph features a surreal, dreamlike composition. The central focus is a striking silhouetted figure, which appears to be a person diving or falling amidst a swirling, abstract background. The overall scene evokes a sense of movement, energy, and a departure from reality. The artist has employed dramatic contrasts between light and dark, creating a stark, graphic quality that heightens the dramatic impact. This captivating work seems to explore themes of the subconscious, the human experience, and the boundaries between the physical and metaphysical realms. ...

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Artist
Phumzile Khanyile
South African

Phumzile Khanyile is an award-winning South African photographer and activist. Khanyile's practice focuses on her own interiority, women's lives and sexual politics. Her work consists of self-portraits with a candid, instant aesthetic and, more recently, photographic negatives accompanied by hand-drawn images and symbols. To this day, violence and childhood trauma continue to fuel her creativity. According to the photographer, looking back allows her to move forward; "many of the clues to who I really am lie somewhere in the past", which she tries to evoke through her photography. ...

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