Inkunzi emdwayidwa from the series Isivumelwano

Sabelo Mlangeni

Inkunzi emdwayidwa from the series Isivumelwano, 201630 x 40cmSign in to view price
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hand-printed silver gelatin printblank projects
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The image presents a stark, ethereal composition in black and white. The figures in the foreground are obscured by a hazy, dreamlike atmosphere, creating a sense of mystery and isolation. The dominant shapes and lines are abstract, with a focus on the dramatic interplay of light and shadow. The overall aesthetic suggests a contemplative, introspective mood, inviting the viewer to engage with the ambiguous and evocative subject matter. This artwork appears to explore themes of the human condition through its minimalist, avant-garde approach, leaving room for the viewer's interpretation. ...

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Sabelo Mlangeni
Artist
Sabelo Mlangeni
B.1980, South African

Working largely in black and white format, Sabelo Mlangeni has built his practice around intimate photographs that draw out the inherent beauty in the ordinary. Mlangeni is driven by his interest in the notions of community and communing where a central part of his process requires him to spend significant time —weeks, months, sometimes years—with those he chooses to photograph; sharing intimately in their thoughts, feelings, stories and everyday lives. His practice is a continuous survey of the most challenging, beautiful and confounding aspects of the human experience. “I have been moving around Johannesburg and its closest suburbs as someone interested in story-telling about everyday life. In my early walks, I found myself in many spaces where the situation and the living conditions were impossible to look at and to photograph. Then I started wondering, what to frame? Soon another side of the hardships emerged, and I attempted to capture that hidden beauty, that ordinary peace.” - Mlangeni ...

Sabelo Mlangeni: Artworks
Inkunzi emdwayidwa from the series Isivumelwano
Sabelo Mlangeni
Inkunzi emdwayidwa from the series Isivumelwano, 2016
30 x 40cm
Amagange, summer holiday, Durban from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
Amagange, summer holiday, Durban from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2023
30 x 40cm
Anniversary from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
Anniversary from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2021
30 x 40cm
Chic Gogo from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
Chic Gogo from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2022
30 x 40cm
Coach Fortune from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
Coach Fortune from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2022
40 x 30cm
Coach Kenny, abs from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
Coach Kenny, abs from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2024
40 x 30cm
Coach Mpumi from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
Coach Mpumi from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2022
30 x 40cm
Coach Nosipho and friends from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
Coach Nosipho and friends from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2022
30 x 40cm
Coach Sabelo at 6am class from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
Coach Sabelo at 6am class from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2021
30 x 40cm
Coach Siphe from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
Coach Siphe from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2021
40 x 30cm
Coach Wendy Zindela, fingerprint from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
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Coach Wendy Zindela, fingerprint from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2023
40 x 30cm
Corner of Palmer street and Gillespie street, Point from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
Corner of Palmer street and Gillespie street, Point from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2024
40 x 30cm
Covid morning from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
Covid morning from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2021
30 x 40cm
Ekseni, ikhona lamantombazane asabenzayo from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
Ekseni, ikhona lamantombazane asabenzayo from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2024
30 x 40cm
Elakhe Nodada from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
Elakhe Nodada from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2021
40 x 30cm
Elakhe Nodada’s friend from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
Elakhe Nodada’s friend from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2021
40 x 30cm
Flowery dress, December from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
Flowery dress, December from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2024
30 x 40cm
Friends from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
Friends from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2023
30 x 40cm
I love you, Durban from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
I love you, Durban from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2023
30 x 40cm
Ingubo from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
Ingubo from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2022
30 x 40cm
Inhlambuluko (i) from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
Inhlambuluko (i) from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2022
30 x 40cm
Inhlambuluko (ii) from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
Inhlambuluko (ii) from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2022
30 x 40cm
Iphara, promenade from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
Iphara, promenade from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2021
40 x 30cm
Izithandani, Between South Beach and North Beach from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'*
Sabelo Mlangeni
Izithandani, Between South Beach and North Beach from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'*, 2024
50 x 60cm
* New lifeguards in training, Mpungose and friend, North Beach (i) from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
* New lifeguards in training, Mpungose and friend, North Beach (i) from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2022
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* New lifeguards in training, Mpungose and friend, North Beach (ii) from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
* New lifeguards in training, Mpungose and friend, North Beach (ii) from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2022
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North Beach, meeting of strangers from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
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North Beach, meeting of strangers from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2023
30 x 40cm
Results from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
Results from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2022
40 x 30cm
Six months after the flood, Mvuzane. Clermont from the series 'Honeymoon, The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
Six months after the flood, Mvuzane. Clermont from the series 'Honeymoon, The happily ever after?', 2022
30 x 40cm
1st of January , inside the police van. Charges: operating in municipal space without a permit from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
1st of January , inside the police van. Charges: operating in municipal space without a permit from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2025
30 x 40cm
Students from UKZN after morning class from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
Students from UKZN after morning class from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2022
30 x 40cm
The wallpaper, 1st of January from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
The wallpaper, 1st of January from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2024
30 x 40cm
This diptych is inspired by American photographer, Gordon Parks. A photograph of Ella Watson standing with a broom and a mop in front of the American flag (i) from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
This diptych is inspired by American photographer, Gordon Parks. A photograph of Ella Watson standing with a broom and a mop in front of the American flag (i) from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2021
40 x 30cm
This diptych is inspired by American photographer, Gordon Parks. A photograph of Ella Watson standing with a broom and a mop in front of the American flag (ii) from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
This diptych is inspired by American photographer, Gordon Parks. A photograph of Ella Watson standing with a broom and a mop in front of the American flag (ii) from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2023
40 x 30cm
Umthandazi from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
Umthandazi from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2024
40 x 30cm
Umtshuzi from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
Umtshuzi from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2023
40 x 30cm
Untitled from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
Untitled from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2021
30 x 40cm
Untitled from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
Untitled from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2023
30 x 40cm
Untitled from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
Untitled from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2022
30 x 40cm
Untitled from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
Untitled from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2023
40 x 30cm
Untitled from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
Untitled from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2024
40 x 30cm
* Untitled from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
* Untitled from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2022
50 x 60cm
* Untitled from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
* Untitled from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2024
50 x 60cm
Untitled, December from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
Untitled, December from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2023
40 x 30cm
Untitled, South Beach from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
Untitled, South Beach from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2024
30 x 40cm
Untitled, Summer from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?'
Sabelo Mlangeni
Untitled, Summer from the series 'Honeymoon. The happily ever after?', 2022
40 x 30cm
Untitled (lifeguards)
Sabelo Mlangeni
Untitled (lifeguards), 2023
30 x 40cm
New lifeguards in training, Mpungose and friend, North Beach (i) from the series Honeymoon. Happily ever after?
Sabelo Mlangeni
New lifeguards in training, Mpungose and friend, North Beach (i) from the series Honeymoon. Happily ever after?, 2022
50 x 60cm
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Cape Town

Based in a 360 sqm gallery in Woodstock, Cape Town, blank was founded by Jonathan Garnham as a project space in 2005 and transitioned into a commercial gallery during 2012. The gallery represents emerging and increasingly established artists from the region in a critically engaged programme that emphasises contemporaneity, with a focus on concept and abstraction in the African context. With an exhibition programme that has a reputation for shaping the discourse around contemporary art in South(ern) Africa, and participation in prominent local and international art fairs, we seek to place our artists' work in a wide range of private and institutional collections. In addition, blank continues to promote the visual arts in our community through ongoing projects that support the sector. ...

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