Sibu VIII
Photograph
2003 - 06 (taken), 2010 (printed)
2003 - 06 (taken), 2010 (printed)
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Colour photograph of a figure wearing a floral patterned suit and shirt standing in front of a wall.
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| Materials and techniques | Digital print in pigment inks on cotton rag paper. |
| Brief description | Photograph, 'Sibu VIII' from the series 'Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder', by Nontsikelelo 'Lolo' Veleko, South Africa, 2003-06, printed 2010. |
| Physical description | Colour photograph of a figure wearing a floral patterned suit and shirt standing in front of a wall. |
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| Copy number | AP II/II |
| Object history | Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder (2003–04) is a portrait series depicting South African street style, which exemplifies Veleko’s confrontation with stereotypes associated with gender and race. Her technique documents how South African urbanites are using fashion to express, construct, and defy representation. The defiant gaze of her sitters suggests comparisons with African studio portrait artists such as Seydou Keïta, Sanlé Sory, and Malick Sidibé. The works were exhibited in the V&As exhibition ‘Figures and Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography’ in 2011, alongside a book published by Steidl. |
| Bibliographic reference | Figures and Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography
Germany: Steidl, 2011
Garb, Tamar, 'Figures & Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography', Gottingen: Steidl (in association with V&A Publishing), 2011.
Image appears on page 241. |
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| Accession number | E.421-2011 |
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| Record created | August 22, 2011 |
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