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Photo Series: Documenting “The Other Africa”

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

Social documentary photographer Lou Jones has spent the last few years documenting the new Africa, “The Other Africa.” >

2 Jun 16
Photographer presents a bird’s-eye view of inequality in Cape Town

Design News > Art & Photography / Design Activism

Johnny Miller’s photographic series shows that Apartheid spatial planning is still present in South Africa’s Mother City. >

31 May 16
Photographer Martha Tadesse captures her Ethiopian truth

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

Ethiopian photographer Martha Tadesse hopes to share images of her travels through Addis Ababa with the world. >

30 May 16
Luzinterruptus illuminates social issues using light and photography

Design News > Art & Photography / Design Activism / Interaction Design

The anonymous collective Luzinterruptus is creating illuminating installations with light. >

30 May 16
Nigerian photographer's romantic visions of Lagos

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

Photographer re-envisions his hometown using light and photographic installations. >

27 May 16
Kristin-Lee Moolman’s subversive photography challenges gender and the African aesthetic

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

South African photographer Kristin-Lee Moolman creates a separate reality through her work. >

26 May 16
WarOnWall: an exhibition on the state of Syria

Design News > Art & Photography / Design Activism

The photographic collection will be displayed on the last remnants of the Berlin Wall. >

25 May 16
Twins Cartoon: Comics in Egypt will keep evolving

Video Interviews > Art & Photography / Graphic Design & Illustration

Identical twin brothers Mohamed and Haitham El-seht draw inspiration from the characters found in the streets of Egypt. >

23 May 16
Twins Cartoon on comics as power, beauty and expression

Talks > Art & Photography / Graphic Design & Illustration

Identical twin brothers Mohamed and Haitham El-seht are at the heart of Egypt’s creative scene. >

20 May 16
Parallel: Si MacLennan and Ross Symons collaborate on a new project

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography / Graphic Design & Illustration

The two artists have incorporated their unique styles into a colourful creation. >

20 May 16
John Radcliffe Studios documents the regular lives of refugees

Design News > Art & Photography / Design Activism / Product Design

Foreigner: Migration into Europe 2015–16, is a photography series that hopes to portray a less sensationalist account of the refugee crisis. >

19 May 16
Y&R Paris' 3D printed animals challenge the way life is reproduced

Design News > Art & Photography / Design Activism / Design Thinking

Life can’t be reproduced. Y&R Paris' series of images shows the fragile circumstances of wildlife. >

19 May 16
Photographer documents the last nomadic people of Nepal

Design News > Art & Photography

The Raute are Nepal’s last nomadic people nestled in the foothills of the Himalayas. This photo series captures their resistance to the modern word. >

19 May 16
Pentagram’s typographic installation draws attention to animal and plant conservation

Design News > Art & Photography / Design Activism / Interaction Design

Designed in response to a call by artists Ackroyd & Harvey, Pentagram’s typographic installation lets viewers highlight endangered species. >

18 May 16
Tony Gum on nourishing and celebrating your personal art

Talks > African Design / Art & Photography

Still an undergraduate, Tony Gum calls herself an “artist in learning” and talks about how she is still learning to celebrate and understand her art. >

18 May 16
Brad Harris’ illustrations capture the innocence of everyday childhood

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

South African artist Brad Harris draws from childhood experience to create stories and illustrations that capture child-like innocence. >

18 May 16
Florine Demosthene explores the black female form using mixed media art

Design News > Art & Photography

Inspired by her travels in Africa, Florine Demosthene has created a new black heroine. >

18 May 16
Claudia Liebenberg explores masculine themes through delicate watercolour illustration

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

Illustrator Claudia Liebenberg uses her passion for art to mentor some of South Africa’s disadvantaged kids. >

17 May 16
The Honey: Representations of blackness as power

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

Rendani Nemakhavhani's dynamic photo series "The Honey" turns away from blackness as struggle. >

13 May 16
Artist’s mock machine guns are sculpted from old typewriters

Design News > Art & Photography / Design Activism

Denver-based Ravi Zupa brings gun violence to the fore in “Mightier Than”. >

12 May 16
Tony Gum: Young, carefree, made in Africa

Video Interviews > African Design / Art & Photography

Labelled the coolest girl in Cape Town, “Artist in learning” Tony Gum tells us about her creative philosophy and why she is often her own muse. >

11 May 16
Photographer documents the unseen life of Senegal’s talibes

Design News > Art & Photography / Design Activism

Photojournalist Mario Cruz’s photobook explores the harsh lives of Senegal’s modern child slaves. >

11 May 16
Transforming London’s Trafalgar Square into a crazy golf course

Design News > Art & Photography / Interaction Design

Designed by the late Zaha Hadid, the undulating course will be futuristic, functional, fun and free for the public. >

10 May 16
New African Photography Exhibition hosted in New York

Next Generation > African Design / Art & Photography

African artists and photographers are getting some serious attention and exposure overseas. Here's a look at one current exhibition in New York. >

10 May 16

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