You probably recall the tension within schools in 2016, when a learner at Pretoria Girls High School was called out for her Afro hairstyle, and its supposed contravention of the school’s code of conduct. From what I can remember, it became a huge issue in schools that led to an uproar in student-organised protests. Not…
My biggest goal for 2022 is collaboration. This year I aim to familiarise myself with creatives who I share a similar vision with. It’s so important for me that anyone working in the beauty industry is better represented in the creative industry. I aim to push the narrative that ‘BEAUTY IS ART’ this year more…
Throughout history, black women’s hair has been (and continues to be) theorised, politicised, mystified and exoticised… but rarely is it celebrated. Hair is rich with history and symbolism; for better or worse, it is tied to ideas of self-expression and an encasement of one’s identity. We are drawn to attaching meaning and asking attention for…
Woza Sisi is an exhibition that explores the ways in which women hairstylists working in Joburg CBD and Maputo manoeuvring through their days, as well as their strategic use of urban spaces. I caught up with photographer Dahlia Maubane to find out more about the project. What exactly inspired the ‘Woza Sisi’ project? I…
British-Nigerian photographer Juliana Kasumu combines cultural research and imagery to critically engage with concepts related to Africa and its diaspora, Black identity, and her own identity as a British-Nigerian woman of colour. Through her photographs she takes on the role of an educator, presenting cultural histories that she was not taught or did not have access…
