5th Nov, 2020 19:00
Aspire X PLP | African Photography Auction 2020
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Ala Kheir (Sudan 1985-)
Me and my Oud
archival ink print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag
Artwork date: 2016
Signature details: accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist
Edition: number 5 from an edition of 10
archival ink print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag
Artwork date: 2016
Signature details: accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist
Edition: number 5 from an edition of 10
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image size: 45 x 60 cm, sheet size: 55 x 70 cm, unframed
Notes:
Ala Kheir was born in Nyala (Darfur, Sudan) and currently lives and works in Khartoum, Sudan. He has been deeply interested in photography since secondary school, but started studying the medium in-depth in 2005 when he purchased his first SLR. "I try to use photography with the aim of self-reflection, while enjoying the process and the di!culty to make a simple photograph that delivers a message," Kheir writes. He works across a diverse range of styles, and does not limit himself to a specific subject, instead photographing that which critically satisfies his vision of photography. His work has been exhibited internationally, including Green April at the Kigali Photo Fest (2019); The Periphery at the Lagos Photo Festival (2018); Collectivism, with Invisible Borders, FOAM, Amsterdam (2017); solo exhibitions of Revisiting Khartoum at African Capitals, Paris (2017) and Dak’Art Contemporary African Art Biennale, Dakar (2016); From Khartoum to Addis, Venice Biennale, Venice (2015); Africa Big Change Big Chance, Milan (2014); Invisible Borders and a solo exhibition of Khartoum, Addis Foto Fest, Addis Ababa (2012); and The Un-governables, New York (2012). Kheir is the founder of the Sudanese Photographers Group, and active in photography education and development in Africa. He is also a member of Centres of Learning Photography in Africa. "Me and my Oud was taken in Elsagana Club, a space where most musicians in Khartoum began their journeys. The centre is still active but not as vibrant as before. Growing up in Khartoum, 'things are not as good as before' is becoming a theme, and I can notice it in most things around me. The man on this photo, Mahmoud, started coming to this centre in 2005 and learned to play oud here. He has been a regular for almost 10 years; as he doesn’t own an oud, this is where he can own one for an hour or two."
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Auction: Aspire X PLP | African Photography Auction 2020, 5th Nov, 2020
A collection of pan-African works, straddling the terrain between historical and contemporary photography, were auctioned to support the digitisation of African photographic legacies by the Photography Legacy Project (PLP). Bidders participated from across Europe, the USA and UK, Asia, Australia and Africa – a testament to Aspire’s increasing global reach and collectors’ enthusiasm for African photography.
The auction included photographic luminaries such as David Goldblatt, Alf Kumalo, G.R. Naidoo, Ranjith Kally and Ian Berry, as well as more contemporary internationally acclaimed photographers like Guy Tillim, Jo Ractliffe, Syowia Kyambi and Mikhael Subotzky. The lead lot, a portfolio of 12 silver gelatin prints from the legendary photographer Ernest Cole’s seminal 1967 book House of Bondage sold for an astounding R569,000 – a new world auction record.
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