Thabiso Sekgala: Here is Elsewhere

Location: Hayward Gallery – HENI Project Space

Date: 28th August – 6th October 2019

This is the first UK solo exhibition of the late South African photographer Thabiso Sekgala, featuring 49 photographs taken between 2009-2014 in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Germany and Jordan. 

The exhibition features pieces from Sekgala’s successful series Homeland (2009-2011), which features photographs taken in Bophuthatswana and KwaNdebele, territories that were established by the apartheid government to house black South Africans who were forced out of urban areas. The exhibition displays images of the landscape, local architecture and members of the ‘born-free generation’ those born after SouthAfrica’s first democratic elections in 1994. Also featured are some of his later works from Running Bulawayo, Running Amman and Paradise (2013), taken in Zimbabwe, Jordan and Germany, exploring displacement migration and the pursuit of unattainable ideals. 

#FLOFavourite: Sekgala’s work is about more than just photography. The simplicity of his photography speaks to deeper issues, unravelling these issues is the beauty of his work for us. 

 Location: 

337-338 Belvedere Road, Lambeth, London, SE1 8XX 

Nearest Station: 

Waterloo Station