2019 Projects/ News
The last CLPA newsletter of 2019 brings to an end our series on gender discussions. This issue deals with stereotype masculinities of and within photography, especially in relation to technologies and language. In the Reflection section, members respond to questions about language and how it affects how we view, read and think about photographs, particular how spoken, local and colonial languages are implicitly entangled in photography.
Read MoreRencontres de Bamako, African Biennale of Photography
Opening: Sunday, 1 December 2019 at 13h00
At the Institut Français du Mali, Boulevard de l'Indépendance, Bamako, Mali
Exhibition open to the public:
30 Nov 2019 - 31 Jan 2020
Walkabout: Sunday, 1 Dec 2019 at 13h30 with the curator and photographers
“Five Photographers. A tribute to David Goldblatt” reflects on this world-renowned photographer and South African icon’s contribution to photography by looking at a new generation of photographers. This
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The second CLPA newsletter of this year deals with gender binaries in African photography, looking back at how gender binaries came into play in the last few decades. In the Reflection section, members respond to their role as educators in dealing with notions of identity and photography, especially representation of identity.
CLPA News 2019 #1
The latest issue of the CLPA News introduces our 2019 focus on gender. Questions about African women’s visibility and representation, history, and the workplace will be addressed by invited contributors and writers. In this issue Candice Jansen points to the multiplicity and depth of reading women’s role in photography in Africa and their absence in recorded history.
Read MoreIn its first phase, the Survey of Photography Learning Initiatives on the African Continent plots a map of the photography training and learning initiatives that are currently operating in Africa. These institutions, amongst many others, have been identified as part of a larger survey to assess the landscape of photography training on the continent, with the aim of creating a framework of support, exchange and building critical skills for trainers and institutions. The map/survey, conducted by Photo: and initially commissioned by the Goethe-Institut, South Africa, as part of the initiative, Centres of Learning for Photography in Africa, is an ongoing project.
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