Born Free – Mandela’s Generation of Hope at FOTOIST International Photography Festival

From: August 30, 2024 @ 19:00 CEST
To: September 3, 2024 @ 19:00 CEST
Barabar Centre, Pristina
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Wilmarie Deetlefs, 24, together with her boyfriend, Zakithi Buthelezi, 27, on a night out in Johannesburg, South Africa on Nov. 1, 2018. They are both part of South Africa’s ‘born free generation,’ youngsters who were born around the ending of the racial segregation system, apartheid. Wilmarie Deetlefs, 24, together with her boyfriend, Zakithi Buthelezi, 27, on a night out in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Nov. 1, 2018. They are both part of South Africa’s ‘born free generation,’ youngsters who were born around the ending of the racial segregation system, apartheid. © Ilvy Njiokiktjien / VII.

August 30, 2024 / 19:00 CEST
Barabar Centre, Pristina, Kosovo

Born Free – Mandela’s Generation of Hope opens at the FOTOIST International Photography Festival.

This year marks the thirtieth anniversary since Nelson Mandela became president of South Africa, initiating a new chapter for the country. This spring, elections are being held in South Africa, and for the first time in 30 years, polls indicate that the ANC (African National Congress) may not be the largest party.

Since 2007, VII Photo contributing photographer Ilvy Njiokiktjien has chronicled South Africa’s first post-apartheid generation. She became intrigued by these young adults and has followed the stories of more than 30 so-called ‘Born Frees’, portraying their daily lives in her distinctive and intimate style. The work provides insight into a generation trying to find their way in a country where apartheid no longer exists but a long history of exclusion and discrimination has not simply disappeared. “Equality is there on paper, but a majority of young people believe the legacy of centuries of inequality is still there.”

Born Free — Mandela’s Generation of Hope is a documentary, interactive website, book, and traveling exhibition.

More information: https://fotoist.org/exhibitions/

PHOTO: Wilmarie Deetlefs, 24, together with her boyfriend, Zakithi Buthelezi, 27, on a night out in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Nov. 1, 2018. They are both part of South Africa’s ‘born free generation,’ youngsters who were born around the ending of the racial segregation system, apartheid. © Ilvy Njiokiktjien / VII.

 

About FOTOIST International Photography Festival
FOTOIST  International Photography Festival is the largest photography festival in the Balkans, founded in 2023, with the aim of promoting photography and the cultural life in Pristina. The festival consists of five days of photography exhibitions, lectures, debates, film screenings, portfolio reviews, and other events.