(1981 – 2014), South Africa

Thabiso Sekgala Biography

Thabiso Sekgala (b. 1981 in Johannesburg, South Africa) was a photographer whose work explores themes of abandonment, memory, spatial politics and concept of home. ‘In photography I am inspired by looking at human experience whether lived or imagined,’ Sekgala once expressed. ‘Images capture our history and who we are, our presence and absence. Growing up in both rural and urban South Africa influences my work. The dualities of these both environments inform the stories I am telling through my photographs, by engaging issues around land, peoples’ movement, identity and the notion of home.’

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Sekgala held solo exhibitions in South Africa and Europe and has exhibited in group shows internationally, including Les Rencontres D’Arles, LagosPhoto Festival and Bamako Biennale. In 2013 he had residencies in both the Kunsterhaus Bethanien, Berlin, and at HIWAR/Durant Al Funun, Jordan.

He studied at Johannesburg’s Market Photo Workshop in 2007 to 2008 and was awarded the Tierney Fellowship in 2010.

Sekgala died in Johannesburg in 2014.

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Landmark, Troya, former Kwandebele by Thabiso Sekgala contemporary artwork photography
Thabiso Sekgala Landmark, Troya, former Kwandebele, 2009 Colour photograph on fire paper
60 x 60 cm
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Tiger by Thabiso Sekgala contemporary artwork photography
Thabiso Sekgala Tiger, 2012 Archival ink print on fibre paper
70 x 70 cm
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The air we breathe, these metal release Co2 for miners underground, Marikana by Thabiso Sekgala contemporary artwork photography
Thabiso Sekgala The air we breathe, these metal release Co2 for miners underground, Marikana, 2012 Dibond-mounted inkjet print on archival fibre paper
70 x 70 cm
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Sitting on koppie during the last days of the strike, Marikana by Thabiso Sekgala contemporary artwork photography
Thabiso Sekgala Sitting on koppie during the last days of the strike, Marikana Dibond-mounted inkjet print on archival fibre paper
91 x 91 x 6 cm
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Unity Village, 6th Street by Thabiso Sekgala contemporary artwork photography
Thabiso Sekgala Unity Village, 6th Street, 2013 Dibond-mounted inkjet print on archival fibre paper
70 x 70 cm
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The Terrace Hotel, Bulawayo by Thabiso Sekgala contemporary artwork photography
Thabiso Sekgala The Terrace Hotel, Bulawayo, 2013 Dibond-mounted inkjet print on archival fibre paper
70 x 70 cm
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