The photographer uses the medium to connect with aspects of Zulu spiritual practices
. After the passing of family members, we perform a ceremony to highlight our strong connection with the ancestral plane. The clothing and other belongings we have inherited manifest as our tangible family soul. This project came about through a certain feeling, which has guided and led my expression.
As a young South African, I was exposed to the tradition of living in someone else’s house and automatically having to pay rent to live as a tenant, which happened when I lost my mother and had to relocate to the space I only used to visit when I was younger, my grandfather’s house — which we had always perceived as a family house.
Naturally, when we view a human subject who is headless or faceless, a sense of discomfort follows an unwillingness to accept the reality presented before our eyes. Through this device, I am saying that we tend to portray our ancestors as ghosts, however they are here and waiting for us to tap into their community.
This project reveals the starting point of my inspiration, which is the loss of my mother and the living lineage of her existence, which is my sister. My intention with this project was to challenge the gaps between what is unseen and untold, by going back to search for the untold African stories that were hidden from us. My aim is to produce stories that elevate my family and community as well as define a new narrative for contemporary African photography.
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