August 02, 2023 - August 02, 2023
On 02 August 2023, Javett Art Centre at University of Pretoria (Javett-UP) will host a virtual storytelling presentation and conversation with photographers Cesar Dezfuli, the 2023 World Press Photo Contest Winner Europe Region, and Kwazokuhle Phakathi who is a South African based practitioner participating in the Notions of Home, Identity and Belonging photography exhibition that is currently showing at Javett-UP. Set to be co-facilitated by Javett-UP’S CEO Lekgetho Makola and Through the Lens Collective (TTLC) director Michelle Loukids, the public presentation will be anchored around challenging matters related to human migration and integration in our contemporary global societies and communities.
Join the conversation on ZOOM https://tr.ee/pLmr7U62uy at 6pm. The discussion will also be LIVE on Javett-UPs Facebook page.
Curated by TTLC and supported by the European Union, the Notions of Home, Identity and Belonging reflects on the work of five photographers who have considered aspects of human existence in the context of xenophobia and have used the photographic medium in diverse ways. Each has responded to the subject from a unique perspective and have assembled works to create an exhibition that expresses the layered complexity of the topic from both local and migrant perspectives. The exhibition is on display at Javett-UP till the end of July 2023.
Cesar Dezfuli is a Spanish journalist and documentary photographer whose work often explores themes related to migration, identity, and human rights. Self-taught in photography and having learned the profession as a journalist in various newsrooms, the Madrid born (1991) Dezfuli’s assignments and personal projects have taken him to document different realities worldwide, from covering the elections in Kenya, Rwanda and Kosovo, to documenting families which have gone against China's one-child policy. Since 2015, his focus has been on the migrant crisis at the borders of Europe, in particular the Central Mediterranean migration route.
Based in Johannesburg South Africa, Kwazokuhle Phakathi (b. 1998) interdisciplinary artist working mainly in the mediums of photography, text and performance - exploring ideas of identity, belonging and space. He has participated in numerous group exhibitions such as Post Card Africa (Lagos Photo Festival, 2022) and Notions of Home, Identity and Belonging at Javett-UP in 2023. He has completed a Foundation Course (2021, Market Photo Workshop) and a Mid-Level Course (2022, Through The Lens Collective). He is currently completing his Advanced Course in Photography at the Through The Lens Collective.