5th Nov, 2020 19:00
Aspire X PLP | African Photography Auction 2020
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± Greg Marinovich (South Africa 1962-)
Pilgrims on a Three-day Barefoot Journey to the Holy Mountain in KZN following the Route of the Founder Isaiah Shembe
archival silver bromide print on fibre-based paper
Artwork date: 1998
Signature details: signed, dated Jan 1998 (negative) and Jan 2005 (print), numbered 1/25 and inscribed with the title in pencil on the reverse; inscribed with the artist's name, the title and 'print' on a label adhered to the reverse of the frame
Edition: number 1 from an edition of 25
Sold for R17,588
Estimated at R15,000 - R20,000
archival silver bromide print on fibre-based paper
Artwork date: 1998
Signature details: signed, dated Jan 1998 (negative) and Jan 2005 (print), numbered 1/25 and inscribed with the title in pencil on the reverse; inscribed with the artist's name, the title and 'print' on a label adhered to the reverse of the frame
Edition: number 1 from an edition of 25
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image size: 27.5 x 27.5 cm, framed size: 52 x 44.5 x 3 cm
Notes:
Greg Marinovich is a highly regarded photojournalist, filmmaker and author who distinguished himself photographing the fatal conflicts that preceded the first democratic elections in South Africa in 1994. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography in 1991 for a series of photographs of African National Congress supporters murdering a man they suspected of being an Inkatha Freedom Party spy. Marinovich co-authored a non-fiction book, The Bang-Bang Club (Basic Books, 2000), with João Silva that took readers beyond the photographs, giving context to that tumultuous time as well as many personal stories of those involved. He won the Sunday Times Alan Paton Award in 2017 for Murder at Small Koppie: The real story of the Marikana Massacre, an investigative account of the events leading up to the killing of 34 striking miners in South Africa on 16 August 2012. Isaiah Mloyiswa Mdliwamafa Shembe was born in the Drakensberg area of KwaZulu-Natal in 1865. Blending Zulu traditions and culture with elements of the Old and New Testaments, under his charismatic leadership the Nazareth Baptist Church, known more commonly as AmaNazaretha or simply Shembe, saw a rapid growth. By 1911, Shembe had established a sacred site at eKuphakameni (Place of Spiritual Upliftment) which has become the church headquarters. One of the ceremonies Shembe initiated was a three-day pilgrimage to the Holy Mountain, Nhlangakazi, in the KwaZulu-Natal hinterland. The barefoot walk is the highlight of the Nazaretha religious calendar.
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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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