Conversations with women - a Kliptown Artist Impact Project -
9th August, 14th August, 21st August and 27th August 2010
Join us for this special community photographic exploration of women
Monday 9th August & Saturday 14th August 2010
Conversations with Women: Social Morals

Join us for a rich and fulfilling day in Soweto, starting with a walking tour from the Soweto Hotel to local resident Oom Bolo's restaurant where you'll enjoy a township breakfast and participate in conversation with local women. Dig into a traditional lunch buffet at the Soweto Hotel and admire Oom Bolo's photos on display. Finish with a visit to renowned photographer Alf Kumalo's Museum.
Saturday 21st August 2010
Conversations with Women: Five Women & a Holiday

Embark on a guided tour to the Soweto Kliptown Youth Centre where you'll enjoy a township breakfast and a talk with young women, inspired by the photographic art of Soweto Post 77. Enjoy lunch at the Soweto Hotel, & a visit to alf Kumalo's Museum.

Friday 27th August 2010
From Behind my Camera Lens: A talk by Alf Kumalo

Join us for a delicious three course meal at the Soweto Hotel and a book signing with Alf Kumalo and Jodi Bieber. Be captivated by Alf Kumalo's presentation followed by live entertainment.

All of the above: R250 per person or R450 per couple

Program:
Meet at the Soweto Hotel on the Walter Sisulu Square of Dedication in Kliptown @ 9am head to Kliptown local Oom Bolo’s to enjoy his relic restaurant and the story behind his photographs of women in the community.
Breakfast included.

Next visit the renowned photographer Alf Kumalo’s Museum in Diepkloof for a viewing of his pictures. Alf or his assistant to be available to relate various pictures on display at his museum.

Ending at the Soweto Hotel for a viewing of photographs on the Malibongwe Floor.
Kliptinis and snacks included.

R250.00 per person for entire package which can also be booked in 3 sections:
It is cheaper to book as a package (discount of R50.00 pp)

  • Oom Bolo’s – including light meal story behind his photographs R100.00 pp
  • The Soweto Hotel – including lunch and viewing of photographs R100.00 pp
  • Alf Kumalo’s Museum including shuttle to and from The Soweto Hotel R100.00 pp

Pre-bookings are essential.

Alf Kumalo Biography
Names:   Khumalo, Alfred

Born:  5 September 1930, Alexandra, Johannesburg,
Gauteng (then Transvaal), South Africa

In Summary:   Journalist and photographer for Drum magazine

Alf Khumalo was born in Johannesburg and matriculated at the WiIberforce Institute in Evaton.

Khumalo began his working career as a journalist in 1951, freelancing for Bantu World, where he took photographs to illustrate his stories. In 1956, Khumalo found a permanent position at the Golden City Post.

As a young man, Khumalo was intrigued by the impact of pictures, and their ability to “freeze moments in time”. Khumalo had experienced this ability as a child, and this childhood obsession encouraged him to pursue a career in photography.

In the course of an illustrious career as a documentary photographer for over fifty years, Khumalo has documented the life and times of a changing South Africa. He has photographed both quotidian and historic events, and therefore solidified much of South Africa’s collective photographic history, which will benefit future generations.

During his time as a documentary photographer, Khumalo often documented events inter alia. Such events included the Treason Trial, the Rivonia Trial, trade union activity in the 1970s, and the rise of the Black Consciousness Movement.

Khumalo also photographed several other historically prominent events. These include the Student Uprising of 1976, the 1980s State of Emergency, the un-banning of the liberation movements, the Codesa talks, the first democratic elections and the inauguration of South Africa’s first democratic government. Khumalo’s was therefore privileged to witness and record these extraordinary events, despite the fact that this often lead to detention, arrests and harassment.

Khumalo’s work has been published in both local and international newspapers, for example The Observer (UK), New York Times, New York Post, The Sunday Independent (UK). In September 2004, Khumalo’s work was honoured by a solo exhibition of his life’s work at the 59th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, which was well received by critics.

Khumalo, despite being older, still works professionally. To ensure that future South African photographers have the adequate means to improve their skills, Khumalo has opened a photographic school in Diepkloof, Soweto.

This school provides all aspiring photographers with the necessary training, and ensures that are not hindered by a lack of opportunity. A nine-month course has therefore been designed to educate photographers from previously disadvantaged backgrounds, and is supported by companies like Daimler Chrysler and IBM.

South Africa is indebted to Khumalo, as his body of work is testament to his perseverance as a photographer during the struggle, and his dedication. His photography is therefore representative of the resistance that gained South Africa its freedom, and is displayed in the Alfred Khumalo Museum in Soweto.

To honour his contribution to documentary photography and journalism in South Africa, the South African Government bestowed Alf Khumalo with the Order of Ikhamanga in Silver, at the National Orders awards on 19 October 2004.

Sources:
Alf Khumalo (2007) [online] Available at: wikipedia.org [Accessed 20 March 2009]
Interview: Alfred Khumalo [online] Available at: newvisionsafrica.com [Accessed 20 March 2009]
Majavu, M (2004) “Alf Khumalo: 5 decades in photos” [online] Available at: southafrica.info [Accessed 20 March 2009]
“ The National Orders Awards, October 2004” [online] Available at: info.gov.za [Accessed 17 March 2009]

Jodi Bieber Biography

After completing three short photographic courses at the The Market Theatre Photography Workshop in Johannesburg - Jodi was selected to participate on a photographic training programme at the Star newspaper with the late Ken Oosterbroek in September 1993.

She continued to work there as a photographer leading up to and during South Africa’s first democratic elections. 1996 was a turning point. She was chosen to participate in the World Press Master class held in Holland and started working on assignments for publications like NY Times Magazine, Geo and The Sunday Times Magazine . She also works for non- profit organizations like MSF on special projects for booklets and exhibitions.

Over a ten-year period (1994 – 2004) her own project focused on the country of her birth, South Africa - photographing youth living on the fringes of South African society. This work finally found itself a home in a book - “ Between Dogs and Wolves – Growing up with South Africa”. It has been published and released in five countries in 2006. A new book " SOWETO" was released May 2010.

Her main focus is on her own long term projects.

Biebers most recent award was the Prix de le l'Union Europeene at the Recontres de Bamako Biennale Africaine de la Photographie! November 2009.

She has won 8 World Press awards, a 1st Place in Picture of the Year International 2009 and received numerous other accolades.

Her fist solo exhibition was at Visa Pour L’Image,Perpignan, France in 2002. Her work has been seen in many shows around the world - the most recent being “Going Home”at Encounters of Bamako ’09. 'Las Canas' as part of The Human Condition at Noorderlicht Photofestival in Holland September 2009 . Las Canas' at 2nd Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art, Greece 2009; Real Beauty at the Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa Nov/Dec 2008 - Las Canas at Power House in Brisbane,The Foundation Blachere in Apt, France 2008 and The ifa-Galleries Berlin and Stuttgart, Germany 2008.

Bieber has taught or been a guest lecturer at the Market Theatre Photographic Workshop (JHB), London College of Communication (UK), Westminister University (UK), ICP school of Photojournalism (N.Y.) and at Photo Espane . She continues to teach at the Market Photo workshop in Johannesburg, South Africa.

She was a jury member on World Press Awards 2008.

She is represented by The Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg, South Africa. and the Institute for Artist Management based in LA, New York and London.

Sources:
Jodie Bieber (2010) [online] Available at: jodiebieber.com [Accessed 10 August 2010]
Jodie Bieber (2005) [online] Available at: lightstalkers.org [Accessed 10 August 2010]