Offre d’emploi: Assistant(e) du/de la COCAC et du SCAC

L’Ambassade de France en Afrique du Sud et l’Institut Français d’Afrique du Sud recrutent son futur/sa future assistant(e) du/de la COCAC et du SCAC

Vous aimez faciliter le travail de vos collègues et êtes un(e) partenaire de confiance ? Vous êtes réactif(ve), organisé(e), discret(e), diplomate et aimez le travail bien fait ? Devenez celui/celle qui accompagne le quotidien de nos équipes de coopération au sein de l’Ambassade de France à Pretoria !

Poste basée à l’Ambassade de France à Pretoria

Contrat à durée déterminée de 10 mois

Période souhaitée de prise de fonctions : début août 2022

Ressortissants / résidents permanents en Afrique du Sud ou candidats en capacité de travailler légalement en Afrique du Sud. Avoir un permis de travail valide est une condition essentielle pour pouvoir candidater. 

Vous retrouverez plus d’informations dans la fiche de poste ici

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Job Offer: Communication and Partnerships Manager

The French Embassy is heading to a new communication strategy including a unique website to promote all the activities of the Cultural and cooperation section of the French Embassy in South Africa (SCAC)
as well as the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS). This website promotes the wide array of cooperation fields of the French Embassy such as Culture, Cinema, Civil society, Education, French language, Higher Education, Research, Science, Innovation in our network in South Africa, Lesotho and Malawi.

Given that, the French Institute of South Africa and the Cultural and cooperation section of the French Embassy in South Africa is seeking to appoint his/her Communication and Partnerships Manager. The position is based at IFAS, in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. In connection with your managers, the IFAS Director/ Head of Cooperation at the French Embassy and the Deputy Director of IFAS, you design the communication plan, pilot and implement it. Driving force in the implementation of the strategy and in the communication of our operational projects, you have a robust experience on mobilising and empowering a unit (one full time communication officer and day-to-day collaboration with a graphic designer/webmaster).

You contribute to developing our audience through targeted media in order to promote our different projects and ensure the public relation.
We are looking for a brilliant communicator with a track record of creating mutually-beneficial partnerships, in different fields. Experienced, you ideally have one or more successful experiences in the following areas: non-profit sector, culture, NGO. You show a strong interest in French culture and are able to work in French as well as in English.
Key responsibilities:

Communication, Press & Event
– Delivering and executing the SCAC-IFAS communication strategy;
– Coordinating SCAC-IFAS communication strategy with the French Embassy, partners and
sponsors and in general with the French network;
– Organising, coordinating and attending press launches, premieres and events;
– With the help of an external press officer, developing contacts with South African media,
journalists and industry contacts, doing regular networking and hosting media events to this end;
– Managing media inquiries and distributing press releases and op-eds; managing SCAC-IFAS
media list, with external help.

Social Media & Online Platforms
– Implement and managing SCAC-IFAS Social Media strategy;
– Managing SCAC-IFAS website, newsletter and social media accounts;
– Monitoring SCAC-IFAS performances on internet (website, newsletters, social media accounts)
and analysing the statistics.

Partnerships
– Managing SCAC-IFAS partnership;
– Developing relationships to identify and engage with new partners.

Project Management & Reporting
– Writing and managing the agreements with the partners, sponsors and technical suppliers,
– Managing external suppliers including writing and preparing briefs for them,
– Managing the communication budget;
– Coordinating projects with photographers, cameramen and agencies;
– Coordinating communication plans with project managers;
– Managing press reviews for each event/project and annual reports;
– Reporting to IFAS Director/Head of Cooperation at the French Embassy, and IFAS Deputy Director and Embassy’s Press and Communication Counsellor.

Required skills
– Hard skills
o Higher education degree preferably in journalism/communication, cooperation / art &
culture or related field,
o Background in journalism and/or institutional communication or similar career path,
o In-depth understanding and awareness of South African non-profit sector / art & culture
industry and knowledge of the South African media,
o Excellent communication and writing skills (copy editing),
o Creative thinking,
o Ability to manage,
o Ability to draft clearly and succinctly in English and good command in French,
o Must be fully computer literate (MS Office Suite),
o Website and social media management skills – including experience with content
management systems and email systems, SEO and Google analytics would be
appreciated
– Soft skills
o Adaptability to a cultural and institutional context,
o Sense of teamwork and leadership,
o Ability to work independently,
o High work capacity and availability,
o Good writing and representation skills.
Open to:
Citizens or permanent residents in South Africa or applicants who are legally in a position to work in
South Africa. A valid work permit is compulsory.

Conditions:
Fixed-term renewable 12 months contract with IFAS; 3-month trial period; possibility of permanent
contract after 2 years of fixed-term contracts;
40 hours a week;
Gross salary: R 39 721 per month + Benefits: 13th cheque + medical aid and pension fund
Starting period: February

To apply, please send a CV with covering letter, addressed to Bruno ASSERAY, IFAS Director/ Head
of Cooperation at the French Embassy at: administration@frenchinstitute.org.za by January 31, 2022.
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

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FÊTE DE LA MUSIQUE JOBURG’S FOUR-STAGE LINEUP ANNOUNCED

6^th September

Fête de la Musique (or World Music Day) Joburg is back on the 18th of September 2021 and will be happening at four venues in the city for the first time. The popular and free music festival, established in 2010, has become a great platform for a diverse range of renowned and upcoming talents to make themselves known in South Africa.

Fête de la Musique Joburg 2021 will take place at Newtown Junction; Orlando West Soweto’s Hector Pieterson Memorial; Victoria Yards in Bertrams, and Alliance Française in Parkview, between 12 pm-5 pm. Entrance is free with limited capacity to ensure everyone’s safety; attendees are encouraged to adhere to strict all Covid -19 protocols.

“After the postponement of Fête de la Musique in Johannesburg, we are ready and counting down to this highly anticipated musical showcase. We are excited to be back at Newtown Junction, which followers of the festival will be familiar with. Our partners at Alliance Française will play host to music lovers in the Northern suburbs, and other attendees will see some of their favourite musical acts at the vibrant Victoria Yards. We are also honoured to partner with the Hector Pieterson Memorial to bring the music to Soweto. We are proud to be playing our part in supporting the South African music industry, which has been devastatingly impacted by the pandemic. We look forward to seeing everyone again under strict and safe Covid-19 protocols.” – Sophie Boulé, Cultural Attaché Embassy of France in South Africa.

Mandla Mlangeni; The Brother Moves On; BLK JKS, and Maleh will headline the stages, and they will be joined by Ms Party, Mx Blouse, Melo B Jones, Ikati Esengxoweni, Laliboi, Manu Grace, Basadi ba Mintsu, Bobo Jay Nzima, DJ AN.D, DJ Binz, Shotgun Tori and the Hound, Musa Mashiane, Simba Ci, Spokenpriestess, Sun Xa Experiment and

Tshepang Ramoba.

NEWTOWN JUNCTION

12pm – 1pm

Spokenpriestess

1 pm – 2 pm

Musa Mashiane

2 pm – 3 pm

Mx Blouse

3pm – 4pm

BLK JKS

4pm – 5pm

Ms Party

HECTOR PIETERSON

12pm-1pm

Tshepang Ramoba

1pm -2pm

DJ Binz

2pm -3pm

Laliboi

3pm – 4pm

DJ AN.D

4pm – 5pm

Mandla Mlangeni

VICTORIA YARDS

12 pm-1 pm

Melo B Jones

1 pm -2 pm

Bobo Jay Nzima

2 pm -3 pm

Manu Grace

3pm – 4pm

Ikati Esengxoweni

4 pm-  5 pm

The Brother Moves On

ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE

12pm-1pm

Shotgun Tori and The Hound

1pm-2pm

Basadi Ba Mintsu

2pm-3pm

Sun Xa Emperiment

3pm-4pm

Simba Ci

4pm-5pm

Maleh

A selection of these performances will also be live-streamed on :  http://www.fetedelamusiquejhb.co.za/streaming/

• 12pm – 1pm
• Tshepang Ramoba (Hector Pieterson)
• 1pm – 2pm
• Sibusiso Mashiloane (Newtown Junction)
• 2pm – 3pm
• Laliboi (Hector Pieterson)
• 3pm – 4pm
• BLK JKS (Newtown Junction)
• 4pm – 5pm
• Mandla Mlangeni – (Hector Pieterson)

The Fête de la Musique Joburg is brought to you by the French Institute of South Africa and the Alliance Française of Johannesburg, in partnership with Bassline Live and Newtown Junction. It is made possible by the continuous support of TOTAL South Africa to the arts.

Follow Fête de la Musique on

http://www.fetedelamusiquejhb.co.za/

Twitter @JoburgFDLM

Instagram @fetedelamusiquejhb

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ifasculture; https://www.facebook.com/AllianceFrancaiseJHB/

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Royal Hair Salon by Nikiwe Dlova

27^th August

Botho Project Space, with the support of the French Institute,  is proud to present from 9 September to 2 October 2021, Royal Hair Salon by Nikiwe Dlova, a grand statement of African pride and a restored sense of luxury and royalty with an art exhibition that elevates the influence of African hairstyles to an evolved interpretation of grandeur and richness.

The golden thread from ancient civilization to urban African culture has been hair. It plays a significant role in symbolizing one’s family background, social status, spirituality, tribe, and marital status.  Royal Hair Salon is a celebration of the evolution of identity, culture, and craftsmanship using the creative language of synthetic hair extensions.

The show brings Nikiwe’s anthropological vision to life, aiming to preserve the ongoing human story told by the craftmanship of hair through needle work, embroidery, weaving and creative hairstyling. With the hope of reigniting a passion for the practice of hair in the youth of Africa, the versatility of Nikiwe Dlova’s medium opens a field of possibilities for all people to connect and engage around cultural and spiritual traditions.

Though hair plays a communal role by making a social and spiritual statement, it is inherently a deeply personal experience. For Nikiwe, hair is meditative work and is a means to transfer positive energy and a prayer to another. The show is curated in a way for visitors to reflect on their own hair journey.

Royal Hair Salon is also a declaration of the strength and positivity of the Black identity. Historically, hair has been stripped of its essential nature, with attempts to sever the Black community from the expression of culture through hair.  Nikiwe Dlova’s exhibition appreciates and praises the potent beauty of hair and the importance of protecting and preserving Blackness through braiding. Hairstyles birthed through various braiding techniques are a communication of resistance and community. The continuity of braiding has been a mark of Black resilience. Braiding techniques are a source of strength and a symbol of the creativity that we show to the world. Communities have come together through the messages which braided hair relays. Current braiding styles incorporate various cultures; however, the final style will always carry the creative communicative language of a particular community.

The exhibition is enhanced by the collaborative incorporations of Andile Buka, John Baloy and Sindiso Nyoni. It incorporates the power of digitisation as Nikiwe consistently pushes and interlaces timeless hairstyle techniques with the modern age, propelling the exhibition into the future. Our Botho website houses the intricate research done by Nikiwe for the show, allowing one to fully immerse in the richness and beauty of the history of braiding and how it is powerfully translated into the Royal Hair Salon.

The Royal Hair Salon has been built with the support of the French Institute.

“Our mission is to support multi-disciplinary art and cultural projects;  and The Royal African Salon, achieves this through multiple mediums.  It is important for us to support a project that celebrates African heritage in all its magnificence. We know that this collaboration will have a positive and long-lasting impact on the audience.”- Selen Daver, Cultural Attaché for the French Embassy of South Africa.

Nikiwe Dlova biography: Nikiwe Dlova is a Hair artist from Diepkloof, Soweto. She studied Clothing Management at University of Johannesburg, her love for fashion made her explore another element of her identity which is hair, she started her brand ownURcrown in 2018 to explore art and identity in hairstyling, headpieces, fashion and lastly contemporary hair art tapestry pieces/artworks which showcases how hair extensions can be used as a textile form by weaving, sewing braided hair extensions by hand to create a visual story. She is interested in how people express themselves through their hair, not only limiting how they style it but how they interact with hair in their environment and in their clothing. Combining history, design and culture helps her to tell her story of how versatile hair is without limitations.

Visit: https://www.bothoprojectspace.com/

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Calling on all SMEs, startups and researchers working within the Agriculture Technology (AgTech) landscape!

10^th August

The World Bank Group and the French-South African Agricultural Institute (F’SAGRI), in partnership with the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), the French Embassy and the French Ministry for Agriculture are looking to finance and support entrepreneurs, researchers and technologists through the 1^st in a series of the AgTech Innovation Challenge with the e-Southern Africa Startup Community (e-SASCy) exclusively on the Innovation Bridge Portal (IBP). Are you working towards finding innovative solutions to some of the most urgent issues affecting agriculture and food security in Southern Africa ─ one of the sectors most  affected by the Covid-19 pandemic? Don’t miss out on this opportunity to accelerate your venture. 

Actors within the Southern African agricultural sector face increasing uncertainty due to food security concerns, rapidly growing populations, unsustainable practices, climate change and sub-optimal land use. Technology innovation can help transform the region’s agriculture value chain by assisting smallholders, emerging and commercial farmers overcome challenges in productivity, post-harvest activity management, and access to finance or markets. To incentivise the development of these technologies, The World Bank, F’SAGRI, DSI, the French Embassy and the French Ministry for Agriculture are excited to launch this challenge, which aims to develop innovations and innovators while creating links and displaying the benefits of exchange in the AgTech sector with e-SASY. Short-listed applicants stand a chance to pitch their ideas at the AgTech Innovation Challenge Day, taking place 25th  November 2021. The winners of the Innovation Challenge will win substantial prizes, enabling them to accelerate and expand their projects. Additionally, the research innovators from Southern African universities will gain international exposure and knowledge to apply their ideas locally. The challenge is divided into four focus areas:

Challenge 1: The digitalisation of Supply Chains

How can digital solutions help customers and consumers on the margins (i.e., smallholder farmers) gain better access to resources, markets and finance? 

Challenge 2: Food Technology

How can we push the boundaries of new processes, inputs, nutrition and ingredients?

Challenge 3 Productivity

How can technology and product innovations be leveraged to increase agricultural productivity?

Challenge 4: Climate-Smart Technologies

How can environmental stress and climate change be offset in food systems?

The AgTech Innovation Challenge winners will receive the following prizes:

• The Innovation Prize endowment with cross-mobility for applied researchers and a cash award for the startups.
• The opportunity to exhibit their proposed work at an award ceremony hosted by World Bank, F’SAGRI and

partners at the French Residence in Pretoria (if travel is feasible on the 25 Nov 2021, all expenses will be paid).

• Winners will be featured as innovators in AgTech press releases, media and exhibited at a challenge expo day at the end of the competition.
• Growth program including workshops, One-on-One mentorship, Pitch Polishing, Business Development and Fundraising training

Who can apply? 

1) Post-revenue startups with a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) ready for or tested in-market, who are operating in Botswana, eSwatini, Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa

2) Applied Researchers at South African universities -including mobility countries, with viable projects to participate in our virtual pitch-day.

Important dates to note:

29 Aug 2021: An online webinar inviting potential applicants to learn more about the AgTech Innovation Challenge and the requirements of the competition.

1 Sept 2021: Call for nominations/applications directly relevant to tech interests and country development objectives.

1st -24th November 2021: Shortlisting of applicants. Selected startups and applied researchers will start preparation for the AgTech Innovation Challenge Day.

25^th November 2021: The AgTech Innovation Challenge Day. The session will comprise of pitches from the short-listed startups and researchers, who will go through a rigorous judging and voting session for the winner to be selected.

November 2021-January  2022: Winning applicants will attend various workshops and mentorship programmes focusing on investments, fundraising and partnerships for their ventures.

Feb/Mar-2022: Challenge Expo Day. Winners will share the progress and results of the AgTech Innovation Challenge.

Apply here: https://www.innovationbridge.info/ibportal/content/agtech-innovation-challenge

For general queries email:  agtech@innovationbridge.info

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Sounds of Southern Africa

26 July

2021 Sounds Southern Africa

IFAS – Research invites you on a musical journey through a history marked by adversity and resilience — from South African and Namibian melodies in the apartheid era to Congolese rumba in the colonial period and rap and pop music in contemporary Mozambique and Angola.

IFAS–Research is excited to introduce Sounds of Southern Africa. Music, Empowerment, Freedom, a five-episode podcast that excavates the rich history of musical genres from the region. Music from the continent has always existed with an overlay of social and political issues; in each episode, experts and researchers explore the links between music, politics, freedom of expression and censorship in several southern and central African countries from the 20th century to the present day. Sounds of Southern Africa is necessary listening for music enthusiasts who will relish in the discovery of pan-African musical gems and the stories behind them. It is also an essential platform concerning the production of memory through narratives that seldom make it into the mainstream historical imagination.

Episode Synopses

EPISODE 1: Musical “stolen moments” in Namibia under South Africa’s rule with Aino Moongo & Thorsten Schütte

In this first episode exploring Namibia’s musical past, curator Aino Moongo and film-maker Thorsten Schütte present the project they are both currently conducting, called Stolen Moments. They aim to find, catalogue and preserve Namibia’s music archives, and also to raise awareness of the country’s rich heritage, which, for the most part, was censored by the apartheid regime after the de facto annexation of ‘South West Africa’ by South Africa.

Track list

• Intro music by Adamu Da Silva
• “Ben’s Whistling Song” by Ben Molatzi
• “What Have I Done” by Ben Molatzi
• “Creatures of the Earth” by The Ugly Creatures
• An untitled song by Warmgat
• “Exit to Artist Exist” by The Ugly Creatures

EPISODE 2: Rap and political dissent in contemporary Angola with Dr Chloé  Buire

In the second episode, the potential for political protest conveyed by rap music is highlighted by Dr Chloé Buire, a researcher at the CNRS (French National Centre for Research). She explains how this musical genre carries an important dimension of social criticism in a society in search of free speech.

 Tracklist

• Intro music by Adamu Da Silva
• “A Téknika, As Kausas e As Konsekuências” by MCK
• “Azar Da Belita” by Naice Zulu e BC
• “Belina” by Artur Nunes
• “Não É Essa Angola” by Polas Mente de Aço feat. Mbonzo Lima & Killah Bone

EPISODE 3: The Hidden Years Music Archive: (Re)discovering underground South African jazz, rock, and pop music from the 1950s-1980s with Dr Lizabé Lambrechts and David Marks

Dr Lizabé Lambrechts and David Marks are the guests of the third episode, devoted to the Hidden Years Music Archive. This collection, which David Marks established and built, contains various documents dating back to the apartheid era and includes records, recordings, concert posters and private archives. Dr Lizabé Lambrechts is the current head curator of the archive at Stellenbosch University.

                   Tracklist

• Intro music by Adamu Da Silva
• “Master Jack” by Piet Botha
• Excerpt from “Music of the Spirits” (1971) by Malombo
• “Gambling Africa” by Johnny Clegg & Sipho Mchunu
• “No Easy Walk to Freedom” by Roger Lucy
• “Sibon’isoka limemeza enhlanzeni: No father no cattle” by Johnny Clegg & Sipho Mchunu

EPISODE 4: From Congo belge to République démocratique du Congo: the journey of Congolese rumba with Dr Charlotte Grabli

In this episode, historian Charlotte Grabli takes us to the Democratic Republic of Congo. She analyses the relationship between Congolese and Afro-Cuban music, from the last years of Belgian colonisation to the first decades of independence of a country, which exported “Congolese rumba” throughout the African continent and particularly in southern Africa.

Tracklist

• Intro music by Adamu Da Silva
• “Bolingo Ya La Joie” by Eyenga Lucie Moseka
• “Aya La Mode” by Franco & L’O.K. Jazz
• “Ata Ndele” by Adou Elenga
• “Yo Nací en África” by Arsenio Rodríguez

EPISODE 5: Popular music and social protest in Mozambique with Dr Euclides Gonçalves

In this episode, Dr Euclides Gonçalves — a social anthropologist and director of Kaleidoscopio (a centre for research in politics and culture) — explores how popular music, especially songs, became an important vehicle for political protest and a privileged channel for “social commentary” in Mozambique.

                 Tracklist

• Intro music by Adamu Da Silva
• “My Love” by Ta Basily
• “Male Ya Pepha” by Eugénio Mucavele
• “O Outro Lado da Lei” by Damo do Bling
• “País da Marrabenta” by Gpro Fam
• “As Mentiras da Verdade” by Azagaia
• “Regalias” by Rosalia Mboa

Supported by the French Institute (Paris) and the French Institute of South Africa, the podcast forms part of a broader project that will culminate into a symposium of music archives which will be taking place at the University of Stellenbosch in November.

Listen to the podcast here: https://www.mixcloud.com/a11radioshows/playlists/sounds-of-southern-africa-ifas-research/

For more details visit: ifas.org.za/research

Connect with us on: Facebook @IFASResearch, Twitter @IFAS_Research and Instagram @IFAS_Research

For  media queries, contact: ntombenhle.shezi@frenchinstitute.org.za 

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neuf 3

Dalila Dalléas Bouzar (algeria. France), Princesse, 2015 2016 Oil On Canvas.

The French Institute is proud to support neuf-3 a public art project in Saint-Denis (Paris) 17 July until the end of summer 2021, curated by Riason Naidoo realised in collaboration with Le 6b and with the assistance of the Chevalme sisters

neuf 3  derives its name from the colloquial term used by locals to refer to the Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis. Known as France’s poorest suburb, it is also synonymous with its African community and home to artists such as LAMYNE M.

With wider concerns about economic inequality and living standards in Saint-Denis that has seen tensions rise and frustrations flare up in the past—as in the riots of 2005, which broadcast worldwide images of burning cars and buildings—unemployment and crime remain higher than France’s average, which also highlights the disparity and marginalization of Paris’ African minorities.

Even during the 2020 confinement period in Paris, Saint-Denis was in the news for the disproportionate police violence against its citizens. In April 2020 France 24 reported that “a study by France’s National Centre for Scientific Research has shown that Blacks are 11,5 times more likely to be checked by police than whites, and those of Arab origin are 7 times more likely.”

A socially engaged public art project in Saint-Denis, neuf 3 involves contemporary African artists—from the suburb, France and from the African continent—who reflect on African experiences, memories, identities and concerns via expressions in photography, printmaking, painting and mixed media, expressed through street art and performance.

The artistic interventions take place on the streets, public squares, around the train and tram stations, among other, and speak directly to the African citizens living in this neighbourhood, most of whom are not regular visitors to Paris’ elite museums and galleries. The initiative is focused on African artists and communities, inspired by the specificity of Saint-Denis and its social and political concerns.

neuf 3 is inspired by a project Naidoo curated in Cape Town in 2016, entitled Any Given Sunday, which took place in the city and its townships addressing the city’s Black majorities. The proposal is in line with the artistic values of 6b: promoting art in Saint-Denis and opening up to its inhabitants.

Participating artists: LAMYNE M (Cameroon/ Saint-Denis, France), Dalila Dalléas Bouzar (Algeria / France), Jelili Atiku (Nigeria), Samuel Fosso (Central African Republic), Mary Sibande (South Africa), François-Xavier Gbré (France/ Ivory Coast), Kudzanai-Violet Hwami (Zimbabwe/ UK), William Kentridge (South Africa), Lebohang Kganye (South Africa), Cheikh Ndiaye (Senegal / USA), Senzeni Marasela (South Africa), Barthélémy Toguo (Cameroon/ France), les sœurs Chevalme (Saint-Denis, France).

Facebook: neuf 3 – a public art project in Saint-Denis, Paris

Instagram:  neuf-3_public_art

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She Bad Bad Exhibition

17 June 2021

She Bad Bad Exhibition

Photo: Zoё Masters

The French institute of South Africa is proud to support She Bad Bad, an exhibition curated by Fulufhelo Mobadi that spotlights the work of emerging black female photographers in South Africa, taking place at the Market Photo Workshop in Johannesburg from 19 July to 12 August 2021. IFAS is excited to be supporting this critical contribution to the canon of South African visual culture through the lens of eleven of the country’s most luminous young talent.

As part of the Africa 2020 season, Les Rencontres d’Arles and the French Institute (Paris) awarded Mobadi with the first curatorial research grant – Africa Projects in 2019 for her She Bad Bad project. Currently both Fulufhelo and Lebogang Thlako, one of the featured photographers, are currently in France, preparing to present their work at the critically acclaimed Rencontres d’Arles, annual photography festival.

For this exhibition, Mobadi selected women working with the medium in different ways to tell stories inspired by themes of history, kinship, migration, memory, and loss, while challenging conventional understandings of African female photographic representation and the female gaze. All the works selected for this show give us insight into each photographer’s identity and lived experience portrayed through their unique visual stories. This exhibition is part of a larger research project by Mobadi that highlights the work of African female photographers. 

“Every voice deserves to be heard. We are thrilled to support the incredible depth of talent that will be showcased throughout this exhibition, which does the important work of privileging the female gaze in photography”- Selen Daver, Cultural Attaché at the French Institute of South Africa.

She Bad Bad describes women whose photography re-imagines conceptual works of art through lived experiences. These are the “Bad bitches” of the industry”- Fulufhelo Mobadi, Curator.

Contributing Photographers: 

Puleng Mongale

Bongiwe Phakathi

Brittany Zoe Masters

Nonzuzo Gxekwa (as Carbon Copy)

See the exhibition at the Market Photo Workshop, 19 June – 27 August 2021. The exhibition is free of charge, and strict Covid-19 regulations apply. 

Address:

The Market Photo Workshop: 

c/o Market Square

138 Lilian Ngoyi St

Entrance: Margaret Mcingana Street 

Newtown

Johannesburg

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