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Sobekwa, Lindokuhle

Born in 1995 in Katlehong, Johannesburg, Lindokuhle Sobekwa came to photography through his participation in the “Of Soul and Joy” project in the Thokoza township in south-east Johannesburg. In 2017 he was selected by the Magnum Foundation for Photography and Social Justice to develop I Carry Her Photo With Me. Sobekwa’s work has been exhibited in South Africa, Norway, the US and Iran; in 2018 he became a Magnum nominee.
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I Carry Her Photo With Me

Lindokuhle Sobekwa began this project after finding a family portrait with his sister Ziyanda’s face cut out. He describes her as a secretive, rebellious and rough presence, and recalls the dark day when she chased him and he was hit by a car: she disappeared hours later and returned only a decade later, ill.