South African visible artist Lebohang Kganye shines at Paris Photograph




Dheepthika Laurent talks to Lebohang Kganye, recipient of the 2024 prestigious Deutsche Börse photography prize. The South African visual artist is displaying her work at the 27th edition of Paris Photo, one of the biggest photography fairs in the world. She talks about how her upbringing in a township post-apartheid influenced her work, why light installations, real-life silhouettes and theatre are part of her photography and the importance of language and literature. She also tells us about the connection between lighthouses and her family name.