Article 6MVZ5 ‘Realities of apartheid’: South African artist wins Deutsche Börse photography prize

‘Realities of apartheid’: South African artist wins Deutsche Börse photography prize

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Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent
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Lebohang Kganye blends oral traditions, family photos and theatre in a new and fresh way' to trace personal history of apartheid era

The South African artist Lebohang Kganye has won the prestigious Deutsche Borse Photography Foundation prize for her work that uses large-scale cutouts and elements of set design to trace and depict her family history during the apartheid era.

The Johannesburg-based artist took home the 30,000 prize for her winning exhibition, which is on display at the Photographers' Gallery in central London and is called Haufi nyana? I've come to take you home.

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