Lindokuhle

Sobekwa’s

Umkhondo

reflects

memory

and

loss

through

photography

Lesego Chepape reviews Lindokuhle Sobekwa's FNB Art Prize exhibition 'Umkhondo: Going Deeper'.

The exhibition features two bodies of work: 'I Carry Her Photo With Me', a deeply personal project that has been turned into a film, and 'Ezilalini (The Country)', an ongoing exploration of rural life in South Africa. The film is enriched by a score by jazz musician Nduduzo Makhathini, whose music adds an emotional depth to the visual narrative. As Sobekwa talks about the works, his voice carries a quiet intensity, revealing the emotional toll of revisiting such profound experiences.

“These projects have prompted me to look into deeper parts of myself and where I come from,” he says.

This journey, he explains, has meant confronting old wounds while simultaneously healing them.