Produced inaugural exhibition on the work of the first African photographer to work for Time/Life, Priya Ramrakha.
Lost for 40 years, Ramrakha’s archive resonates with action, grace, struggle and solidarity. Ramrakha captured Black struggle in the US unfolding in sync with independence movements around the world—Ramrakha fought to record those moments in his native Kenya, and across Africa. Taking photos in 1950s-60s was incredibly dangerous, and Ramrakha' relied on interracial solidarities and worked in defiance of racial segregations: the color bar, apartheid and Jim Crow. Ramrakha amplified these heroes, in moments of unsung beauty and art and struggle.
I co-curated an exhibition on the work of the first African photographer to work for Time/Life, Priya Ramrakha. With an international team, I coordinated on production, design, content and research, educational initiatives, and press communications and events strategy. Appeared at public events and for national and local broadcast, radio, and live event coverage. I worked with my department to convene top photographers, scholars and activists for an international symposium, and led gallery walkthroughs. Interviews and coverage: Africa is a Country, Aperture, PDN, CS Monitor, Joburg Today, and many others. Supported by University of Johannesburg, VIAD and FADA.