Twenty Journey: Sipho Mpongo, Wikus de Wet, Sean Metelerkamp

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“The book’s cover image of a boy mounting a pole upon which hangs the old South African flag, wagging their tongue and raising one middle finger in the air, captures the zeitgeist of how students feel at this very moment: Fuck the system!” – TRUE AFRICA
The Twenty Journey Booklet was nominated for Design Indaba’s MBOISA (Most Beautiful Object In South Africa) in 2015.
In 2014, twenty years after democracy, three South African photographers travelled throughout their homeland to examine Nelson Mandela’s vision.
The year was a significant one to make a journey of personal and societal enquiry into what it means to be a South African; the nation’s guardian Nelson Mandela passed away and the 2014 National Elections were imminent.
Each photographer focused on a particular theme:
Wikus de Wet, an Afrikaner from Bloemfontein, looked to discover the relationship between land and the people who occupy it.
Sipho Mpongo, a Xhosa from Nqamakwe, documented the ‘Born Free’ generation – those born after the fall of Apartheid.
Sean Metelerkamp, an English-speaking South African from Knysna, sought to capture the idiosyncrasies of his country.