Mbokodo Award recipient, Lindeka Qampi showcases solo in Germany
Gated Communities , a solo exhibition by Lindeka Qampi with over 50 artworks including her self portraits on show at M.Bassy in Hamburg from the 18 th of June – 2 nd of July 2022. Multi-award winning photographer and visual artist, born in the Eastern Cape, residing in Cape Town showcases solo in Hamburg, Germany. Qampi showcases her works both created in Cape Town, South Africa and during her stay in Hamburg, Germany. Gated community is a term used for parks with beautiful houses where wealthy people feel protected by high fences and grim men at the GATE from potentially dangerous fellow citizens. Symmetrically flipped like the positive negative of a photo, the term can be seen as a metaphor for confining and marginalizing part of a population, like in a ghetto. Lindeka Qampi’s Gated Communities showcases photos from the hard life in her township Khayelitsha near Cape Town, and of privileged neighborhoods with private beaches. ...