SHEILA MHLONGO
Ngazalelwa eButterworth Eastern Cape eNingizimu ngifunde eDurban University of Technology ngathweswa iziqu zeFine Arts. Lokhu kwalandelwa ukuqhubeka nezifundo eNyuvesi yaseNingizimu Afrika kusukela ngo-2019 kuya ku-2021, Bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences and Social Services, egxile kwiCommunity and Health Psychology. Umgomo wami wawuwukuhlanganisa kokubili ubuciko nokusekela izingane kanye nabantu abadala ukuze kube neqhaza ekushintsheni inhlalo emiphakathini ngisanda kuba inxusa le-BAT Centre Trust’s Young Creative Programme, elawula amaphrojekthi amaningi nezinhlelo zokufinyelela emphakathini esifundeni saseThekwini.
Umdwebi usebenza nezinhlobonhlobo zemidiya, okuhlanganisa ukudweba, ukudlala, ingoma kanye nezinkondlo. Ugqugquzelwa amasu nezindlela zokwethula kuvele imicabango ngendlela engcono kakhulu. Okunye okugxilwe kukho yingokomoya elikhethekile labantu bakubo, amaXhosa, elihlanganisa zezinkolo ezihlukahlukene. Lokhu kubonakala emfanekisweni ovamile wamanzi, abonakala njengento exhumanisa yonke into empilweni futhi esetshenziswa emikhubeni eminingi. Izigqoko ezihlukene ezibonakala ngezinye izikhathi emidwebeni yakhe azifanekiseli abantu abahlukene kuphela kodwa futhi nezindima ezahlukene umuntu azidlalayo emphakathini.
Indawo ekhethekile emsebenzini wakhe inikezwa izithombe zasesiteji, eziphathelene kakhulu nesimo sabantu abahlala kude namadolobha amakhulu aseNingizimu Afrika. Kuzona, uveza amandla, ubuhle nokuzigqaja kwabesifazane baseNingizimu Afrika, abakha isizinda semindeni noma imiphakathi yabo futhi abangakha ubuhle nokufudumala ngezindlela ezilula.
Umdwebi apende ubuso nomzimba wakhe, ngaleyo ndlela ahlukanise ukubukeka kwakhe. Ngokwenza lokhu ngifuna nokukhombisa ukuthi lezi zithombe akuzona izithombe ezami kodwa ziyisibonelo sabesifazane abaningi abahlukene.
Lolu hlobo lokumelwa luholwa iphrojekthi ehlanganyelwe lapha eBremen nomthwebuli wezithombe waseBremen u-Uta Beyer. Bendawonye baqopha izithombe eziningi ezimibalabala ngendlela ethokozisayo zami abesifazane bavame ukunciphisa ukubonakala kwabo, emizimbeni yabo, ngakho-ke bahlale bebhekwa umphakathi.
Lezi zithombe zibonisa umzimba wesifazane njengohlobo lwekhanvasi okufanele uzibandakanye nalo futhi liwukhulule emsebenzini wawo wansuku zonke njengesikrini sokubonisa esikweni elibuswa amadoda kakhulu. Kwaphinde kwasungulwa i-video enesihloko esithi ‘Ubuhle bomuntu wesifazane izinwele zakhe’ – okuyinto ephikisana nesisho esivamile esithi ‘Ubuhle bendoda zinkomo zayo’. Lapho indoda iba nezinkomo eziningi okungukuthi lapho imfuyo yayo inkulu ithandeka kakhulu.
