Ralph Ziman’s ‘Ghosts’: A Vividly Arresting African Aesthetic

Colours caught on fire and conceptually fierce – Ralph Ziman’s photographic series GHOSTS deals with the international arms trade and Africa, a trade that for the most part only goes in one direction: into Africa; and one that not only fuels, but also sustains conflict across the continent.

Tones of an Icon

A profile-interview on Kyle Shepherd, solo pianist, poet, composer, and leader of his band, the Kyle Shepherd Trio, who starred in SABC's 21 Icons television series. Originally published by TCB Media in SLOW magazine, circa 2015. Brainchild of Adrian Steirn, the short-film series 21 Icons – launched in 2013 to audiences in south Africa and …

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Fashion photographer Miles Aldridge: Drawing on Reality

The year is 1964: Dr Martin Luther King, Jr receives the Nobel Peace Prize; Beatlemania travels to the US; Andy Warhol’s Shot Marilyns are produced; Bob Dylan releases ‘The Times They Are a-Changin’; and, in London, Miles Aldridge is born. Artist and fashion photographer Miles Aldridge reminds us that art is an ever-evolving dialogue between …

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