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The first time I saw Lindokuhle Sobekwa’s work in person was at the Johannesburg Art Gallery for his solo show ‘Umkhondo: Going Deeper’ (2024–25), which tackled the artist’s return to his birthplace of Katlehong, as well as the search for his missing sister, Ziyanda. Sobekwa’s photographs offered a painful and poignant reflection on what it means to lose someone – and to find them again in death. Contrastingly, in ‘Shifting Sands’, Sobekwa’s latest exhibition at Goodman Gallery in Cape Town, the artist’s focus has shifted to a more subtle register, highlighting instead the understated, melancholic beauty of everyday life. – Zada Hanmer