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These portraits depict existential aspects of African life, that are both timeless and powerful.According to ancient belief, Sangomas draw their power to cure disease and predict the future from the ancestral spirits. Their highly respected and sacred status within the tribal communities has lived on for centuries.Peter Frank has visited the Sangomas in their simple huts of the townships around Cape Town. Taking the photographs was a highly spiritual experience in itself, as the powerful presence of the healers was overwhelming.These photographs transports the spirituality of the Sangomas with a focussed sensibility: Some appear awe-inspiring like high priestesses, some seem almost spheric, as though in trance. Fine art print on 300gr Hahnemühle museum paper ,signed,numbered, and with Certificate of Authenticity, hologram system.
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It was all about the energy, the light and the great people: When visiting Cape Town in 1999 during a photo shoot, Peter Franks enthusiasm for South Africa emerged. Frank, by this time known as a successful commercial photographer in Europe, continued visiting the previously unknown country - and has kept doing so for the past fourteen years. For "Little Superheroes", his first series of pictures taken in South Africa, he played with the ancient human desire to cover ones self behind a mask. In an homage to the comic universe and a reconnection to old african rituals, children from the surroundings of Cape Town brought Spiderman, the Power Rangers and other supernatural fantasy figures to life.The spontaneous pictures depict a blithe symbiosis of landscape, the childrens poise and the very unique expression of the masks themselves. Franks most recent work shows traditional healers in South Africa - SANGOMAS- around Cape Town and Kwazulu Natal.He captures their inspiring, profound attitude in strong peaceful images, focussing on their strong expression and fundamental energy.The pictures combine the private moments within a mystic aura, created through the selective use of lights and a long exposure time. Focussing on the spirituality of the Sangomas, the pictures are not solely a documentation of rituals, but even more an unobtrusive reminder of ancient traditions and culture. Exhibition at the HVM Museum St.Gallen/Switzerland from 21th Feb. to 19th October 2014. "Museum der Völker" in Schwaz, Austria 2013.
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