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South African photographer Lindokuhle Sobekwa would like people to feel like they are "reading a poem twice" when interacting with his photographs. The young man borrows this phrase from the American photographer Robert Frank, hoping that they can "imagine, reimagine the landscape and find their own narrative in the work, because the work [he] creates is not his own". Lindokuhle Sobekwa's work explores the painful subject of loss, whether it is one's own or that of others, in the context of South Africa's colonial legacy and apartheid. He does this by showing how closely beauty and violence are intertwined in the country, allowing others to identify with the stories he tells.

Please note this article is in French